What is the study of teleportation?

Teleportation is the hypothetical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. It is a common subject in science fiction literature and in other popular culture.

Why do we need teleportation?

“Compared with photons, electrons also interact easily with each other, which is a key requirement for quantum computing.” Quantum teleportation has the potential to revolutionize the way we obtain and pass on information, whether it is in areas of communication, computing, healthcare, economics, or other industries.

How is teleportation done?

In the quantum world, teleportation involves the transportation of information, rather than the transportation of matter. Quantum teleportation involves two distant, entangled particles in which the state of a third particle instantly “teleports” its state to the two entangled particles.

Is teleportation possible in reality?

In reality, however, the experiments are thus far abomination-free and overall quite promising. In 1998, physicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), along with two European groups, made IBM’s teleportation theory a reality by successfully teleporting a photon — a particle of energy that carries light.

How much computing power would it take to teleport a person?

According to a highly entertaining University of Leicester study into the computing power required to teleport a human being, your cells, broken down into data, equates around 2.6 x 10 42 bits, which is 2.6 followed by 42 zeroes. Buck Rogers teleporting in 1939. Photograph: Universal/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock

Is it possible to teleport photons to a satellite?

More recently scientists both in the US and China have been trying. Just last year, Chinese scientists were able to “teleport” photons to a satellite 300 miles away, using a phenomenon called “quantum entanglement”.

Can quantum teleportation transport a person’s soul?

In 2005, the obituary of physicist Asher Peres in the magazine Physics Today told us that when a journalist asked him if quantum teleportation could transport a person’s soul as well as their body, the scientist replied: “No, not the body, just the soul.”