Wondering why quantum entanglement occurs

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Quantum entanglement occurs due to conservation laws, particularly the conservation of spin angular momentum. When two spin-1/2 particles are generated from a spin-zero system, their measured spins along any axis must be equal and opposite. Unlike classical particles, the spin of quantum particles remains indeterminate at creation, yet their measurements are perfectly correlated, illustrating the principle of quantum non-locality.

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hi there
I am an engineer but have a huge interest in physics and wanted to ask anyone who has any knowledge of why quantum entanglement occurs?
 
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ebmg123 said:
why quantum entanglement occurs?
The conservation laws is one reason. E.g. conservation of spin angular momentum. If two spin 1/2 particles are created from a spin zero system, and you measure the spin of them both about some axis, then the measured spins must be equal and opposite.

Note that the same is true for classical particles. The difference is that in QM the particles spin is not determined at creation yet the measurements are perfectly correlated. This is often known as quantum non-locality. That's what all the fuss is about!
 
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thnx a bunch that makes allot more sense
 

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