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teleportation

teleportation

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Move the exact quantum state of a tiny particle to another place using entanglement and regular signals without moving it
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪpɔrˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : teletransporte cuántico
  • What if there are massive leaps in quantum teleportation in the next several years?
  • quantum teleportation

How did this happen, Why does it matter, and what's quantum teleportation?

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Examples

  • One of the key components of quantum communication is quantum teleportation, a technique used to transfer quantum states to distant locations without actual transmission of the physical carriers.

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  • And if there is anything to this teleportation experiment, the folks over at the Engineering Research Facility might find it of interest.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Can we go see the teleportation lab now?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • This is the reason why quantum teleportation cannot be used for "faster than light communication."

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  • Teleportation was the ultimate development of quantum technology.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Within the pages of the report, it was noted: "This study was tasked with the purpose of collecting information describing the teleportation of material objects, providing a description of teleportation as it occurs in physics, its theoretical and experimental status, and a projection of potential applications."

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  • Today, April 2008: QUANTUM TELEPORTATION IN THE LAB... teams in Italy showed large-scale transport of quantum information about objects instantaneously to distant points, using entanglement, a connection between separated objects, long known as a purely theoretical feature of quantum mechanics.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Researchers have successfully achieved teleportation of quantum information between two particles using entangled states.

  • Quantum teleportation relies on the principles of entanglement to transfer information without moving the physical entities.

  • The physicists explained how teleportation allows information to be transmitted instantaneously across vast distances in their study.

Surface Forms

teleportation singular
teleportations plural

Morphology

teleportation = teleport (semi-transparent) = tele + port + ation

The morphology is regular, but the quantum-physics sense is a specialized metaphorical extension of the ordinary word.

Etymology

Teleportation comes from tele- 'far' and port 'to carry', like in telephone and transport. In quantum science it keeps that idea: it means 'carrying' the exact information that describes a particle to a far place without moving the particle itself.