17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Tim May wrote:
Nothing in quantum teleportation has been shown to propagate signals faster than light. (If you don't believe me, look into it. Start by reading the FTL discussions about Bell's Theorem.)
True, but there are some other interesting effects which could be explained by FTL communication, such as the fact that light diffracted through two slits shows an interference pattern, even though one of the slits is farther away than the light travel time from where the pattern appears. Then there's the fact that light appears to propegate faster in a region of space 'starved' of virtual particles by the casimir effect. That one is a favorite among warp drive theorists. :)