Telepathy & Quantum

Dr. Reid M. Bell and his wife Dr. Cora Bell-Tsirelson experiment

"Quantum pseudo-telepathy is a phenomenon in quantum game theory resulting in anomalously high success rates in coordination games between separated players. These high success rates would require communication between the players in a purely classical (non-quantum) world; however, the game is set up such that during the game, communication is physically impossible. Quantum pseudo-telepathy is often and easily misrepresented as paranormal, given that most people are not aware that the quantum laws of physics are subtly non-local and allow violations of Bell inequalities. This means that for quantum pseudo-telepathy to occur, prior to the game the participants need to share a physical system in an entangled quantum state, and during the game have to execute measurements on this entangled state as part of their game strategy. Games in which the application of such a quantum strategy leads to pseudo-telepathy are also referred to as quantum non-locality games."
In: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_pseudo-telepathy


The framework of quantum mechanics requires a careful definition of measurement. The issue of measurement lies at the heart of the problem of the interpretation of quantum mechanics, for which there is currently no consensus.
In: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_in_quantum_mechanics




Afshar Experiment


The Afshar experiment is an optical experiment, devised and carried out by Shahriar Afshar in 2001, which investigates the principle of complementarity in quantum mechanics. The result of the experiment, that a grid of wires can be ignored when both slits are open, is in accordance with the standard predictions of quantum mechanics; however, it is controversially claimed to violate complementarity and specifically the Englert–Greenberger duality relation; others disagree.
In: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afshar_experiment



Telepathy And The Quantum
By Johannes Koelman

A prize, administered by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), was offered in 2009 to anyone who can prove in scientifically controlled tests some form of paranormal power. So far, Randi's prize has not been claimed, but rumour has it that under supervision of the JREF an elaborate telepathy test was conducted with shocking results.
In: http://www.science20.com/hammock_physicist/telepathy_and_quantum_0