Entangled Electrons (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Entangled Electrons

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Entangled electrons in quantum mechanics can be visualized as connected by an invisible thread, so an 'up-spin' on the left electron (red) forces the other electron to be 'spin-down' (red) and vice-versa (green).

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Yashar Komijani

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