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The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics And Matters Of The Mind, Robert Nadeau, Menas Kafatos
The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics And Matters Of The Mind, Robert Nadeau, Menas Kafatos
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Classical physics states that physical reality is local, or that a measurement at one point in space cannot cannot influence what occurs at another beyond a fairly short distance. Until recently this seemed like an immutable truth in nature. However, in 1997 experiments were conducted in which light particles (photons) originated under certain conditions and traveled in opposite directions to detectors located about seven miles apart. The amazing results indicated that the photons "interacted" or "communicated" with one another instantly or "in no time," leading to the revelation that physical reality is non-local--a discovery that Robert Nadeau and Menas Kafatos …