RE: Theos-World FW: New York Times: Science
Jun 18, 2004 03:26 AM
by Dallas TenBroeck
June 18 2004
Thanks Lenny:
I thought so.
It also occurs to me that HPB in PSYCHIC AND NOETIC ACTION states the
"atom" is on the "astral" rather than the physical plane.
As I recall it, Margulis in her study of the sensitivity of plants,
determined an almost instantaneous transfer of emotional impressions
could be detected between "mother" and "daughter" plants. In some
cases the distance between them amounted to thousands of miles.
That would be some corroborating or analogous evidence ?
Dallas
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PS Here is another source just received
Dallas,
Here is another Notice on the Quantum Teleportation Science item,
it has
graphics of the operation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3811785.stm
John
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-----Original Message-----
From: leonmaurer@aol.com [mailto:leonmaurer@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:48 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Theos-World FW: New York Times: Science
Dallas,
Not much anyone can say about this, since it is a more or less
superficial
interpretation by a science reporter, and doesn't give any real
scientific
information about the experiment itself.
The only thing I can say about the idea of "entanglement" (or "spooky
action
at a distance" as Einstein spoke of it) -- is that it is consistent
with the
Secret Doctrine as well as with my theoretical ABC interpretation of
its
metaphysics -- in that the center of origin of everything in the
universe is a
zero-or laya point that, being dimensionless, is everywhere... And
thus, is in
intimate coadunation (and thereby "entangled") with all other such
zero-points in
the realm of non local and non directional (nonlinear) primal space.
Although, science does not recognize the connection between that space
(and its seven
fold nature) and their supposedly singular "physical" space.
As for this teleportation effect, it's also possible that to make one
atom
appear to transport to another position in physical space, one need
only alter
the condition of its outer electron shells. Boosting such a change
with a
laser beam after conjunction with a similar atom might be one method
that might
accomplish this. But, without a thorough understanding and
interpretation of
the actual scientific data and its relationship with relativity and
quantum
theories, that is all vague speculation.
Of course, nanotechnology and particle physics have made tremendous
strides
over the past few years, and there is no telling whether or not they
can ever
reach (at least in theory) a Star Trek "Beam me up Scotty"
teleportation
technology. However, since transporting fundamental particles and
transporting
consciousness are two different things, I doubt that this can ever be
done on the
organic physical level. In any event, it still remains to be seen how
this
effect may be useful in the development of quantum computers.
Although, it's no
more mysterious than the quantum effects that have empowered our
modern
computers, cell phones, and other miniature electronic gadgets of
today, and
possibly the nanotechnological implant gadgets of tomorrow that
scientists have
begun speculating about recently.
Best wishes,
Lenny
In a message dated 06/17/04 8:31:09 PM, dalval14@earthlink.net writes:
>June 17th 2004
>
>Dear Lenny:
>
>Any good comments on this ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dallas
>
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>
-----Original Message-----
From: jef
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:09 AM
To: Dallas TenBroeck
Subject: New York Times: Science
June 17, 2004
Scientists Teleport Not Kirk, but an Atom
By KENNETH CHANG
And the beryllium atom said to the Starship Enterprise, beam me up!
Two teams of scientists report today that for the first time they have
teleported individual atoms, taking characteristics of one atom and
imprinting them on a second.
In physics, teleportation means creating a replica of an object, or
at least some aspect of it, at some distance from the original. The
act of teleporting always destroys the original - not entirely unlike
the transporters of the "Star Trek" television shows and movies - so
it is impossible produce multiple copies.
The prospect of using teleportation to move large objects or people
remains far beyond the current realm of possibility. But it could
prove an important component of so-called quantum computers.
Scientists hope that one day such computers will tap quantum mechanics
to solve complex problems quickly by calculating many different
possible answers at once; computers today must calculate each
possibility separately.
The two teams, one at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology in Boulder, Colo., and one at the University of Innsbruck
in Austria, worked independently, but the experiments were similar,
using a process proposed by Dr. Charles H. Bennett, a scientist at
I.B.M., and others in 1993.
"This will be an important part of attempts to build quantum
computers," said Dr. H. Jeff Kimble, a professor of physics at the
California Institute of Technology. He co-wrote a commentary
accompanying the two research papers on the experiments, which appear
today in the journal Nature.
"This is a complicated thing that begins to work," Dr. Kimble said.
"We've reached this point on our journey and it's really quite
significant."
Several scientific groups, including one led by Dr. Kimble, previously
teleported photons, and scientists at the University of Aarhus in
Denmark reported in 2001 that they had teleported the magnetic field
produced by clouds of atoms.
In the new experiments, both teams of scientists worked with triplets
of charged atoms trapped in magnetic fields. The Colorado team used
beryllium; the Innsbruck researchers used calcium.
The feat of teleportation is transferring information from atom A to
atom C without the two meeting. The third atom, B, is an intermediary.
The three atoms can be thought of as boxes that can contain a 1 or a
zero, a bit of information like that used by a conventional computer
chip. The promise of quantum computers is that both a zero and a 1 can
exist at once, just like the perplexing premise described by the
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in which a cat in a box can be
simultaneously alive and dead until someone looks inside.
First, atoms B and C were brought together, making them "entangled"
and creating an invisible link between the two atoms no matter how far
apart they were. Atom C was moved away. Next, A and B were similarly
entangled.
Then the scientists measured the energy states of A and B, essentially
opening the boxes to see whether each contained a 1 or a zero. Because
B had been entangled with C, opening A and B created an instant change
in atom C, what Albert Einstein called "spooky action at a distance,"
and this, in essence, set a combination lock on atom C, with the data
in A and B serving as the combination.
For the final step, the combination was sent and a pulse of laser
light was applied to atom C, almost magically turning it into a
replica of the original A. Atom A was teleported to atom C.
"It's a way of transferring the information," Dr. Rainer Blatt, leader
of the Innsbruck team, said.
A quantum computer could use teleportation to move the results of
calculations from one part of the computer to another. "Teleportation
in principle could be done pretty quick," said Dr. David J. Wineland,
head of the Colorado team, noting that directly moving atoms
containing intermediate results would almost certainly be too slow.
In the current experiments, the teleportation distances were a
fraction of a millimeter, but in principle, the atoms could be
teleported over much longer distances. The teleportation was also not
perfect, succeeding about three-quarters of the time.
"We're not doing very well yet," Dr. Wineland said. "All of these
operations have to be improved."
Teleporting a much larger object, like a person, appears unlikely, if
not entirely impossible, because too much information would have to be
captured and transmitted.
"It's certainly not useful for any beaming in the 'Star Trek' sense,"
Dr. Blatt of the University of Innsbruck said. "Consider even some
molecules or something small like a virus. I cannot imagine it. As far
as I can see, it's not going to happen."
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