Is there such a thing as position entanglement?

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Position entanglement exists in quantum mechanics, particularly during interactions between quantum objects. When two objects collide, their positions become entangled, leading to observable correlations. For instance, if object A is at position 1, object B will be at position 2, and this pattern continues with other positions. However, this basic understanding does not encompass the interference effects that are integral to the phenomenon of entanglement.

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Is there such a thing as position entanglement?
 
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For sure there is.
For example, every time a quantum object interacts (collides) with another, you will be likely to observe entanglement of position.
In a first look, entaglement of positions read as follows:

At a time t after the two objects having interacted...
If object A is in position 1, object B is in position 2
If object A is in position 3, object B is in position 4
If object A is in position 5, object B is in position 6
If object A is in position 7, object B is in position 8

and so on. But this is not the whole story, for this does not account for interference effects, which are part of the entanglement phenomenology.

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