To be put in the most simplest of terms – it’s information transfer.
There is a concept called quantum entanglement where two quantum particles are linked and no matter how far apart they are when you move one the other also matches. So you could set up a binary system making use of quantum entanglement to transfer information immediately no matter where you are in the universe.
Easiest way I know is that two electrons are connected to each other which is called quantum entanglement. They are linked to each other, if one is positive, the other is positive, no matter the distance, they are linked. Which is where Quantum Teleportation comes in, the actual electrons don’t ‘Teleport’ but rather the information of them being either positive or negative is transported.
From what I recall from a Neil Degrasse Tyson Podcast, the act of observing this information destroys the bridge, the entanglement between the two. Which is why for true communication between distances, there has to be many of them and in a vast distances, a way to entangle them at a distance is also required. In essence, the technology is a ways off.
Lot of wrong information on this concept, which is understandable. It’s actually much simpler than many replies!
When we talk about quantum teleportation, it’s probably easier to think about the particle as wave. If you send an electron at a wall, you model it as a moving wave of probability. The wave dictates the probability of finding the electron at any given point. When it hits the wall, a portion of that wave bounces off, but there is a small portion that travels past it, a smaller wave of probability. When you actually go to measure where the electron is, you will probably find it bouncing off, but you could find it on the other side of the wall. That is quantum teleportation.
The only analogy I can really think of is sound moving through walls – imagine you’re yelling in a room. The sound is mostly being reflected back into the room, but the material and thickness of the wall could let some out into the surrounding area.
Some other people in here have looked into quantum entanglement, which is a different subject altogether.
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To be put in the most simplest of terms – it’s information transfer.
There is a concept called quantum entanglement where two quantum particles are linked and no matter how far apart they are when you move one the other also matches. So you could set up a binary system making use of quantum entanglement to transfer information immediately no matter where you are in the universe.
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https://arjunaravind.in/blog/quantum-computing-eli5/
5 min read, got it
Easiest way I know is that two electrons are connected to each other which is called quantum entanglement. They are linked to each other, if one is positive, the other is positive, no matter the distance, they are linked. Which is where Quantum Teleportation comes in, the actual electrons don’t ‘Teleport’ but rather the information of them being either positive or negative is transported.
From what I recall from a Neil Degrasse Tyson Podcast, the act of observing this information destroys the bridge, the entanglement between the two. Which is why for true communication between distances, there has to be many of them and in a vast distances, a way to entangle them at a distance is also required. In essence, the technology is a ways off.
Lot of wrong information on this concept, which is understandable. It’s actually much simpler than many replies!
When we talk about quantum teleportation, it’s probably easier to think about the particle as wave. If you send an electron at a wall, you model it as a moving wave of probability. The wave dictates the probability of finding the electron at any given point. When it hits the wall, a portion of that wave bounces off, but there is a small portion that travels past it, a smaller wave of probability. When you actually go to measure where the electron is, you will probably find it bouncing off, but you could find it on the other side of the wall. That is quantum teleportation.
The only analogy I can really think of is sound moving through walls – imagine you’re yelling in a room. The sound is mostly being reflected back into the room, but the material and thickness of the wall could let some out into the surrounding area.
Some other people in here have looked into quantum entanglement, which is a different subject altogether.