EPR Paradox

The Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox or EPR paradox[1] of 1935 is an influential thought experiment in quantum mechanics with which Albert Einstein and his colleagues Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen (EPR) claimed to demonstrate that the wave function does not provide a complete description of physical reality, and hence that the Copenhagen interpretation is unsatisfactory; resolutions of the paradox have important implications for the interpretation of quantum mechanics.

In the May 15, 1935 issue of Physical Review Albert Einstein co-authored a paper with his two postdoctoral research associates at the Institute for Advanced Study, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen.

Einstein and the EPR Paradox

Eighty years ago, an article of four pages and eighteen equations appeared in Physical Review (47, 777–780; 1935), delivering a mighty blow to quantum mechanics — a theory that was still in its infancy.

The numbers with the publications refer to the numbers that these publications have in the other lists (chronological and year by year) and also the numbers that are used to refer to publications in the research webpage.

EPR steering is an asymmetric form of correlations which is intermediate between quantum entanglement and Bell nonlocality, and can be exploited for quantum communication with one untrusted party. In particular, steering of continuous variable Gaussian states has been extensively studied as a manifestation of the EPR paradox.

The EPR experiment is investigated within the abstract language of relativistic quantum physics (relativistic quantum logic). First we show that the principles of reality (R) and locality (L) contradi

The EPR paradox was Einstein's last attempt to attack the Copenhagen interpretation but did it succeed?

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The Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox or EPR paradox of 1935 is an influential thought experiment in quantum mechanics with which Albert Einstein and his colleagues Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen (EPR) claimed to demonstrate that the wave function does not provide a complete description of physical reality, and hence that the Copenhagen interpretation is unsatisfactory; resolutions of the paradox have important implications for the interpretation of quantum mechanics . The essence of the paradox is that particles can interact in such a way that it is possible to measure both their position and their momentum more accurately than Heisenberg's uncertainty principle allows, unless measuring one particle instantaneously affects the other to prevent this accuracy, which would involve information being transmitted faster than light as forbidden by the theory of relativity (" spooky action at a distance "). This consequence had not previously been noticed and seemed unreasonable at the time; the phenomenon involv Express yourself. Organize your knowledge. Expand your mind. Discover the world. Revolvy connects you with interesting topics, lists and quizzes. Choose from hundreds of quizzes that test your knowledge. Search through millions of topics. Create a your personalized library of topics, and discover topics that others are following.