Bell’s theorem states that any hidden-variable theory of quantum mechanics violates this principle. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this principle that states that objects are only affected by their immediate surroundings.
ANSWER: principle of locality
[10e] In this non-local phenomenon, physically separated particles exert influence on each others’ quantum states. Quantum computers rely on this phenomenon that Einstein derided as “spooky action at a distance.”
ANSWER: quantum entanglement
[10m] Observation of an entangled particle causes this process to occur for the entire entangled system. By this process, a wavefunction reduces to a single eigenstate and can be approximated by a normal distribution with extremely low variance.
ANSWER: wavefunction collapse
<Benjamin Chapman, Science - Physics> ~21057~ <Editor: David Bass>