Teleportation of large objects?

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Quantum teleportation does not allow for the teleportation of macroscopic objects, such as an apple, as it relies on transferring quantum states rather than physical matter. The discussion clarifies that only subatomic particles, like electrons, have been successfully teleported, with their spin states being measured. The concept of "quantum teleportation" is a misnomer; it involves recreating the state of a particle at a different location rather than moving the object itself. Therefore, teleporting the complete information of an entire atom or larger object is not feasible.

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Has teleportation ever been able to teleport the information of an entire atom? I feel like I've only seen electrons being teleported (with changes in spin being measured) and it makes me wonder how the teleportation of something like an apple would work. It seems like you would need to have all the same elements that make up an apple on the other side in order for the information to be transported.
 
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Emilie0tec said:
it makes me wonder how the teleportation of something like an apple would work.
It won't work, and no one has ever seriously suggested that it might.

Because you're talking about moving the information, you probably already understand that the term "quantum teleportation" is a misnomer. No physical object is being teleported, we're just setting something up at the destination to be in the exact same state as something at the source. A macroscopic object like an apple doesn;t have an "exact same" quantum state to replicate.
 

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