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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2023-11-30T10:30:00+00:00
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SUMMARY:2022 Nobel Prize and the Challenges of Bell's Inequality:  Closing 
 the Freedom of Choice Loophole
DESCRIPTION:2022 Nobel Prize and the Challenges of Bell's Inequality:  Clos
 ing the Freedom of Choice Loophole\nDr. Amin  Babazabeh\n\n"God does not p
 lay dice.", this is the famous quoted by Einstein who believed that quantu
 m mechanics is not complete and could not possibly explain everything abou
 tnature. However, in 2022, John F. Clauser, Alain Aspect, and Anton Zeilin
 ger were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaki
 ng experimental proof ofBell's inequality, effectively demonstrating entan
 glement as a defining characteristic of quantum mechanics. However, some a
 ssumptions have been considered to experimentallyverify the Bell’s I
 nequality which is known as loopholes. One of which is the 'freedom of cho
 ice' loophole, questions the absence of statistical correlations between m
 easurementsettings and external factors influencing the outcomes. In this 
 presentation, I will delve into some work of Prof. Zeilinger's research gr
 oup, which culminated in their prestigiousNobel Prize and were performed a
 t La Palma and Tenerife Islands. Moreover, I will talk on their recently p
 ioneering use of distant astronomical sources as 'cosmic settinggenerators
 '. This innovative approach allowed us to reach back in time, extending ou
 r understanding to approximately 7.8 billion years ago the most recent per
 iod beyondwhich any local-realist influences could manipulate the 'freedom
 -of-choice' loophole and impact the observed Bell violations. Furthermore,
  the exciting prospects of identifyingpotential sources that could extend 
 this temporal boundary even further will be explored.\n \n 
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