quantum teleportation

American  

noun

1. a hypothetical technique to instantly transfer properties from one quantum system to another without contact, or to transfer a quantum state to an arbitrarily distant location.

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quantum teleportation British  

noun

1. physics a process by which a change in the quantum state of one subatomic particle in an entangled pair occurs instantly in its twin, wherever it may be

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Example Sentences

Quantum experiments always have to deal with the same problem, regardless of whether they involve quantum computers, quantum teleportation or new types of quantum sensors: quantum effects break down very easily.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

A future quantum internet, powered by quantum teleportation, could provide a new kind of encryption that is theoretically unbreakable.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Not as exhilarating as interdimensional transport, perhaps, but the manufacturer that perfects a home computer capable of quantum teleportation will be a game-changer.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2020

The independent results from two teams are an important advance for the field of quantum teleportation, which has long been limited to qubits—units of quantum information akin to the binary “bits” used in classical computing.

From Scientific American • Aug. 6, 2019

Unconditional quantum teleportation between distant solid-state quantum bits.

From Nature • Nov. 21, 2017