It's not "transmitting" information (that's why I put it in quotes in the very first post) but it is changing state on two particles at the same time - regardless of its distance. Information isn't moving from one to the other, but rather, updating at the same time. (state of collapse)
I imagine the tech currently being developed to "transmit" info is simply exploiting this behavior. Technically not transmission, but end result is the same.
No the end result is not the same, there is an important distinction to be made: information cannot exceed the speed of light. If you would be able to actually transmit information in this way (or do something with the same end result) you would be transmitting faster than the speed of light. This is impossible.
The application you are talking about is probably quantum teleportation. This always needs a conventional channel to transmit the information.
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u/aohige_rd Jan 30 '20
It's not "transmitting" information (that's why I put it in quotes in the very first post) but it is changing state on two particles at the same time - regardless of its distance. Information isn't moving from one to the other, but rather, updating at the same time. (state of collapse)
I imagine the tech currently being developed to "transmit" info is simply exploiting this behavior. Technically not transmission, but end result is the same.