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Simple EPR paradox #1?
Jack and Jill set up their particle polarization or spin detectors with symmetry in three
dimensional space. Midway between these locations particle pair production occurs.
These particles travel directly to said detectors. What is the probability that Jack will
correctly forecast Jill's result and vice versa according to expected experimental(s)?
Thank you.
Let Jack and Jill each set up perfectly along the z-axis
They don't need to know the nature of pair production;
in other words the 3D polarization vectors are encoded in
the production event. Jack writes down what he thinks
Jill's results are and vice versa. After many trials, they compare
notes and find P≈1; each has correctly predicted the others
results. True or false?
1 Answer
- pegminerLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
If they have made their measurement of the photon polarization, I would say 100%; if not, then 50%.
