Is Entanglement related to Gravitational Fields?

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I read about Entanglement and the particles' peculiar attributes concerning instantaneous action from a distance, and I wonder if they are related to the notion of fields such as the gravitational field's attribute of inflicting action instantaneously.

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No, entanglement has nothing to do with gravity. And where did you get the idea that gravity was "inflicted" instantaneously? I was under the impression that the evidence leaned toward a speed of c for gravity.
 
Well I'm just a layman, don't hit me. I got the impression that the warping of space and time in general relativity is done instantaneously. Hence I thought entanglement may be related.
 
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