| Title: | Arcana Caelestia |
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| Created: | Thu Dec 08 1983 |
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Does anyone know of any SF which makes essential use of Bell's
Inequality. I know the the Bell Theorem is mentioned in Schroedigner's
Cat (Robert Anson Willson) and possibly Ursula LaGuin's ansible is a
B.T device.
What are your opinions and answers?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1063.1 | Duhhh...what dat? | CHEFS::BARK | Fri May 01 1992 11:46 | 1 | |
| 1063.2 | Quick Explanation | CUPMK::WAJENBERG | Never run from anything immortal. | Fri May 01 1992 14:31 | 28 |
Re .1:
Bell's Inequality is the mathematical formula at the heart of Bell's
Theorem, which shows what kind of correlations must exist between
remote events depending on whether physics is "local" or "non-local."
Physics is "local" or not depending on whether or not the correlations
produce data outside the range of the inequality.
Quantum mechanics predicts a "non-local" result, and experiments
confirm this.
So what does the "(non-)local" business mean? Processes are "local" when
events are influenced only by conditions that reach the event at the speed
of light or slower. "Non-local" processes don't have that limitation.
The non-local effects that have been predicted by quantum mechanics and
observed in the lab all involve the collapse of the wave function, the
specific manner in which the probabilistic results of quantum
calculations resolve into particular, actual outcomes.
For a more detailed description of this sort of thing, see the
ATSE::Philosophy conference, topic 221. See also the book described in
that topic, "Quantum Reality," by Nick Herbert. Herbert has also
written "Faster Than Light: Superluminal Loopholes in Physics,"
discussed in ATSE::Philosophy, note 58.57, which came out earlier and
dealt with the Bell Theorem more briefly.
Earl Wajenberg
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| 1063.3 | Is this what you are after ?? | SNO78A::NANCARROW | Tue May 12 1992 22:13 | 18 | |
I do not know if this is what you are after since
the novel does not mention Bell's Theory and Iam not
sure if you just want a novel that uses faster than light
effects to change the world. However you may like to have
a look at some of James Blish's novels which use the
DIRAC transmitter. The Transmitter appears in several
of his novels and it's invention is covered in the novel
(sorry the book is at home and Iam not sure of the spelling)
A QUINCYNX OF TIME
also the ending of one of his novels A Case Of Conscience might
be of interest even though the novel itself may be a bit
philosophical spiritually for you.
Mike N.
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