A research team at the University of Glasgow, UK, succeeded in capturing a physical phenomenon called quantum entanglement in photos.
This image shows you sharing an interactive physical state for a short time. Quantum entanglement refers to a phenomenon in which two particles produce a synchronous behavior and non-local effect despite the absence of any mediation, and is a phenomenon contrary to Einstein’s special theory of relativity.
The team developed a device that creates an entangled photon stream from a quantum light source to image the quantum entanglement state. As they pass through this device, the photons change their phase. And the super-sensitivity camera shoots the continued state.
If two particles are in an entangled state, even if they are very far apart, any change will cause the other to change at the same time. If something else locally intervenes between the two particles, this particle exceeds the speed of light and violates Einstein’s special theory of relativity. It is known that Einstein described this as being goosebumps.
But physicist John Bell thought these two particles weren’t mediated by something, and that if something happened on one side, it had a direct, non-local effect on the other. This concept is being used in practical applications such as quantum computing and encryption, but so far, no image has captured this phenomenon. The research team expects this image to help advance the field of quantum computing. Related information can be found here .