Are Entangled Photons the Same Particle?

freerangequark · Jul 12, 2007

Has it or can it be proven whether a "pair" of entangled photons are really the same photon (or not)?

Thanks,
FRQ

DrChinese · Jul 13, 2007

A pair of entangled photons is 2 photons. They share a single wave function. There are a variety of ways to demonstrate this. Can you tell us why you would think that 2 photons are really 1?

freerangequark · Jul 13, 2007

DrChinese said:

A pair of entangled photons is 2 photons. They share a single wave function. There are a variety of ways to demonstrate this. Can you tell us why you would think that 2 photons are really 1?

It might be used as a basis of trying to understand their nature. Kinda like considering higher dimensions in an effort to unraveling other mysteries in physics.

FRQ

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