Re: Quantum communication might be possible?

In article <439DA63F.5080008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ralph Hartley <hartley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>This is a pretty easy one.

Oh, really?

>We seem to see more of these than perpetual motion machines, or
>reactionless drives, nowadays.

True.

>Most qualified experts would not feel obligated to find exactly where
>the problem is, but they know it exists.

Indeed. I wish I had their Divine Enlightenment.

>It is a theorem that quantum mechanics does not enable instantaneous
>communication. If someone gives you a long convoluted proof that 1=2, do
>you have to read the whole thing to conclude that it is wrong?

It is, indeed, a theorem - but, as far as I know, it has never been
proved. The fact that 1 is not 2 in elementary arithmetic HAS been
proved.

If you have a non-circular proof that quantum mechanics does not enable
instantaneous communication, please let's see it. You can't use
relativity, of course, because there are known inconsistencies between
that and quantum mechanics - and, as any mathematician can tell you,
you can prove anything once you allow one inconsistent axiom.

The lack of a proper proof is precisely why experiments are needed
in areas where quantum mechanics and relativity predict different
effects. Provided that some unequivocal result is possible, useful
information would be obtained. One problem is that most of the
relevant incompatibilities are beyond current engineering, and
another is that far too many people "know" what the answer must be
(though there are often multiple, incompatible "known answers").

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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