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Quantum Entanglement

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Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon in which the quantum state of each particle in a group cannot be described independently of the state of the others, even when the particles are separated by a large distance.

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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1935 1
Proposed BySourced to the subject's own account
Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen (term coined by Erwin Schrodinger) 1
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Co-authored with Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen (EPR paper); term itself coined by Erwin Schrodinger. Neither is live in science this wave.

Additional Source Quantum Entanglement (Wikipedia)History section (edge: proposed-by, Einstein/EPR)
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1. Quantum Entanglement (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Quantum entanglement is the phenomenon of a group of particles being generated, interacting, or sharing spatial proximity in such a way that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently of the state of the others.
  • Lead section (proposed-year)
    The phenomenon was described in a 1935 paper by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen, and the term entanglement was coined that same year by Erwin Schrodinger.
  • Lead section (proposed-by)
    The phenomenon was described in a 1935 paper by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen, and the term entanglement was coined that same year by Erwin Schrodinger.
  • Proposed By: Albert Einstein, History section (edge: proposed-by, Einstein/EPR)
    Later that same year, Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen published a paper on what is now known as the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox, a thought experiment that attempted to show that 'the quantum-mechanical description of physical reality given by wave functions is not complete'.
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