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It has been known for more than fifty years1 that there is something special about quantum correlations. The strength of these correlations leads to consequences that are incompatible with local reality2 and would appear to suggest the possibility of superluminal communication. However, it has been proven that the statistical properties of one of a pair of correlated systems are unaltered by observation of its partner3. No information is transmitted by the action of the measurement. Nonetheless, this does not imply that quantum correlations have no relevance in the discussion of communications.
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Barnett, S.M., Pegg, D.T., Phoenix, S.J.D. (1992). Information, Quantum Correlations and Communication. In: Tombesi, P., Walls, D.F. (eds) Quantum Measurements in Optics. NATO ASI Series, vol 282. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3386-3_28
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