Molecules acting bonded even when separated

[avashida]

Hey guys, I hope someone can help. I've Googled literally everything I can think of with this one - 'molecules bond separated', 'Hadron Collider discoveries' (because I'm pretty sure when I heard about this it was something to do with the Collider), 'molecules copying each other when separated', AND SO ON

Comments

[the_physicist]

Quantum entanglement.

Here's the wiki entry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement

Let me know if you have any questions!

[emmasa]

thank you

[avashida]

Thank you thank you THANK YOU! This was driving me NUTS!

[the_physicist]

Hehe, no problem! I know myself that Google is pretty difficult to use when you don't know the exact key word with which to search!

[stormwreath]

You might also want to check the Wikipedia article 'ansible' for how other SF writers have used the concept.

[avashida]

I will do that! Thanks for the tip :D

[avashida]

Then I will check that out too! Thanks!

[furerin]

The Einsten Podolsky Rosen paradox is what I think about when I heard your description.