EPR telephone

English

Etymology

EPR + telephone. From being a method of transmission (telephone) in non-linear quantum physics where faster-than-light (FTL) communication (non-local communication) is possible, as described in the EPR paradox proposed by Einstein, Poldolsky, Rosen, violating relativity. Coined by American physicist Joseph Polchinski in 1990.

Noun

EPR telephone (plural EPR telephones)

  1. A method of transmission of information non-locally, allowing FTL communication and back-in-time communication, through application of Steven Weinberg's proposed non-linear fields in quantum physics on entangled particles, accessing hidden variables of the Schrödinger equation.
  2. An implementation of this method

Synonyms

  • Einstein-Poldolsky-Rosen telephone

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • Joseph Polchinski, "Weinberg’s nonlinear quantum mechanics and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox"; NSF-ITP-90-101, UTTG-21-90, Jul 1990; Physics Review Letters, v.66, n.4, pp.397-400, Jan 1991, ISSN: 0031-9007; DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.397; Bibcode: 1991PhRvL..66..397P
  • John G. Cramer, "Quantum Telephones to Other Universes, to Times Past", 'The Alternate View', Analog, Oct 1991 (AV-48); ISSN: 0161-2328
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