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Einstein’s “spooky action” just survived one of physics’ most extreme tests

Physicists have detected strong evidence that heavy, fleeting Z bosons can become quantum entangled during Higgs boson decays at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. The result shows that Einstein's "spooky action at a distance" survives even under some of the most extreme conditions ever created in a laboratory.

Einstein’s “spooky action” just survived one of physics’ most extreme tests

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Physicists have detected strong evidence that heavy, fleeting Z bosons can become quantum entangled during Higgs boson decays at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.

The result shows that Einstein's "spooky action at a distance" survives even under some of the most extreme conditions ever created in a laboratory.

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Physicists have detected strong evidence that heavy, fleeting Z bosons can become quantum entangled during Higgs boson decays at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. The result shows that Einstein's "spooky action at a distance" survives even under some of the most extreme conditions ever created in a laboratory.

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