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Dear group, recently I have written a paper on the possiblity of sending faster-than-light signals using entangled photons. I have shown it to several people and I have not yet received any feedback on it. I also sent a copy to arxiv.org but it was rejected and no reason was given. I am looking for some feedback on it before I try and get it published. If you have the time please have a look and give me some feedback. You may find it worthwhile. You can access the file here:
http://www.nd.edu/~rjensen2/article...050113FTLC2.pdf
I understand the topic is controversial, however my idea is simple: you have a source which emits entangled photons, one to each "end." On one end there's a receiver, and the other, a transmitter (of the FTL signals, not the photons). To send signals, the transmitter either performs a momentum, or position measurement on his/her photon. Say he/she chooses to do a momentum measurement, using a double slit, on N entangled photons. On the other end, the receiver has a double slit also. The receiver notices an interference pattern formed from the N photons he/she receives. Now, say the transmitter does a position measurement, on the next N photons. This time, the receiver sees no interference pattern, even though the photons go through a double slit. This is all elementary quantum mechanics here- nothing fancy. Now, think about how you can transmit signals from the transmitter to the receiver by causing the receiver to either see an interference pattern, or not. And remember, one photon of a correlated pair influences the other "instantaneously," so it is possible to send FTL signals in this manner, provided that the distance between sender and receiver is great.
Again, feedback is welcome.
Ray Jensen
http://www.nd.edu/~rjensen2/article...050113FTLC2.pdf
I understand the topic is controversial, however my idea is simple: you have a source which emits entangled photons, one to each "end." On one end there's a receiver, and the other, a transmitter (of the FTL signals, not the photons). To send signals, the transmitter either performs a momentum, or position measurement on his/her photon. Say he/she chooses to do a momentum measurement, using a double slit, on N entangled photons. On the other end, the receiver has a double slit also. The receiver notices an interference pattern formed from the N photons he/she receives. Now, say the transmitter does a position measurement, on the next N photons. This time, the receiver sees no interference pattern, even though the photons go through a double slit. This is all elementary quantum mechanics here- nothing fancy. Now, think about how you can transmit signals from the transmitter to the receiver by causing the receiver to either see an interference pattern, or not. And remember, one photon of a correlated pair influences the other "instantaneously," so it is possible to send FTL signals in this manner, provided that the distance between sender and receiver is great.
Again, feedback is welcome.
Ray Jensen
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