Is Quantum Movement Similar to Teleportation in Subatomic Particles?

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The discussion revolves around the concept of quantum movement and its potential similarities to teleportation in subatomic particles. Participants explore the implications of energy quantization on movement and the nature of quantum leaps, particularly in the context of electrons and other elementary particles. The conversation touches on theoretical scenarios and thought experiments related to quantum mechanics.

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  • One participant questions the understanding of quantizational movement and its relation to energy quantization, suggesting that electron jumps could be likened to teleportation.
  • Another participant asserts that the quantization of energy implies that movement is also quantized.
  • A different participant discusses the concept of quantum tunneling, explaining how a particle's wave function can exist in regions where classical physics would not allow it, suggesting a form of teleportation.
  • One participant inquires whether the teleportation of a particle involves a process of breaking apart and recombining, expressing curiosity about the mechanics behind such a phenomenon.

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Participants express various viewpoints on the nature of quantum movement and teleportation, with no consensus reached. Some propose that quantum tunneling resembles teleportation, while others question the specifics of how such processes occur.

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The discussion includes speculative scenarios and thought experiments that may not account for all assumptions or definitions in quantum mechanics. The exact nature of quantum movement and teleportation remains unresolved.

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I have been reading some on QM and its quantization of energy and angular momentum (is this the same as spin?). But something I do not understand is the actual process of quantizational movement (which is tied to the quantization of energy).

I can't understand how a subatomic particle, the electron for instance, can 'jump' different levels of energy. When this deals with a change of movement, does this imply that, when electrons take quantum leaps, they 'teleport' to their orbital? If energy quantization is true, then movement and momentum quantization would have to be true?

As a though expirament, let's say there are two, independent boxes A and B. Hypothetically, there is a ball in box A, which is higher than box B. Let's say the ball wishes to move from A to B. But since these boxes (more like 'areas' in this expirament) are indepedant, separated, and in different places, then would the ball's movement literally be something like a teleportation from A to B? If so, can this process at all be described? If not, why?

And...does this strange phenomenon have anything to do with quantum teleportation? Any answers are well appreciated.
 
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Doesn't the quantization of energy imply movement is quantized?
 
It certainly is possible for elementary particles, at least, to "teleport", as you put it.

It's is a fairly common exercise to show that, if a particle is in an "finite potential well (potential energy is 0 over an interval, a finite constant, but higher than the particle's total energy, outside the interval), then the wave function is non-zero even a small distance into the non-zero potential where it classically couldn't be. If we have a potential function that is 0 on some interval, non-zero for a small interval, then 0 again, it is quite possible for the particle's wave function to "get through" the non-zero potential and have quite a high value in the other zero potential interval. That is, it is quite possible for a particle to have equal probability of being in either of two intervals, separated by a region in which the particle could never be! This is referred to as "quantum tunneling" and is essential in, for example, transistors.
 
So, is it possible to account for how a particle teleports from point A to point B? Is it a definite process where it 'breaks up' into smaller sects and then recombines in another spot? This is science-fictionish, but I can only wonder what happens so a particle can "teleport," especially if its an elementary particle.
 

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