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Building a scientific experiment: the EPR paradox

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Master class

By Alain Aspect (Nobel Prize in Physics 2022). With Etienne Klein (producer of La Conversation scientifique on France Culture)

“Even when separated by millions of kilometers, two particles of matter that have been next to each other remain forever linked…”. It’s impossible!” said Einstein. The calculations of quantum physics assure us that it’s true. But what experiment could prove it? Thanks to the ingenuity of his technician, physicist Alain Aspect invented the experiment and proved Einstein wrong…

Master class

By Alain Aspect (Nobel Prize in Physics 2022). With Etienne Klein (producer of La Conversation scientifique on France Culture)

“Even when separated by millions of kilometers, two particles of matter that have been next to each other remain forever linked…”. It’s impossible!” said Einstein. The calculations of quantum physics assure us that it’s true. But what experiment could prove it? Thanks to the ingenuity of his technician, physicist Alain Aspect invented the experiment and proved Einstein wrong…