B Entangled Photon Measurements: A(t) = d/c and B(t) = 5d/c

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Entangled photons in superposition state : | Ψ} = (|HV} - | VH})/1/√2 are sent from source to polarizers and then to detectors A and B ( in this setup distance from source to detectors is equal). If A measures vertical photon she knows immediately that B photon must be horizontally polarized.
After the stream of random polarized photons at A and B, are compared for time at detectors being equal
the entangled anti correlated pairs of photons are observed.
In another experimental setup with entangled photons prepared the same way the distance from source to detector A = d and distance from source to detector B = 5d.
Then one of the entangled pair is measured at A(t) = d/c and the other is measured at B(t) = 5d/c
Would you expect that the perfect anti correlations for the entangled pair of photons
to hold in second case ?
 
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morrobay said:
Would you expect that the perfect anti correlations for the entangled pair of photons
to hold in second case ?
Yes. Why do you think it wouldn't?
 
When the pair of entangled photons are in horizontal/verticle superposition is it correct to say that each photon of the pair is oscillating , ie. HVHVHVHVHV...
From time of creation at source until detection ?
 
morrobay said:
When the pair of entangled photons are in horizontal/verticle superposition is it correct to say that each photon of the pair is oscillating , ie. HVHVHVHVHV...
From time of creation at source until detection ?
No, it's not correct to say that. Linearly polarized light stays linearly polarized in non-birefringent medium. And when you detect one photon from entangled pair the other photon's polarization can be predicted in the same basis no matter when you detect it. In your model correlations would depend on path difference between two photon paths. But no such thing is observed in experiments.
 
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