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In physics, '''nonlocality''' or [[action at a distance]] is the direct interaction of two objects that are separated in space without an intermediate agency or mechanism. Newton considered it "so great an Absurdity that I believe no Man who has in philosophical Matters a competent Faculty of thinking can ever fall into it". [[Quantum nonlocality]] refers to what Einstein called the "spooky action at a distance" of [[quantum entanglement]]. |
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* [[Action at a distance]], the concept in physics of nonlocal interactions |
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** [[Principle of locality]], the opposite of action at a distance |
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* [[Quantum nonlocality]], nonlocal phenomena in quantum mechanics |
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* [[Nonlocal Lagrangian]], a type of Lagrangian (a mathematical function) |
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* [[Nonlocal Aharonov–Bohm effect]], a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which an electrically charged particle is affected by an electromagnetic field, despite the fact that both fields are zero |
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* [[Nonlocal operator]], which maps functions on a topological space to functions, in such a way that the value of the output function at a given point cannot be determined solely from the values of the input function in any neighbourhood of any point. |
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* [[Nonlocal Lagrangian]], a Lagrangian that contains terms that are nonlocal in the fields <math> \ \phi(x)</math> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Locality (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Nonlocal (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Wheeler-Feynman absorber theory]] |
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[[nl:Non-lokaal]] |
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[[ja:非局所性]] |
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[[pt:Não localidade]] |
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[[ru:Нелокальность]] |
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[[scn:Nonlucalitati]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 26 September 2024
Look up nonlocality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nonlocality may refer to:
- Action at a distance, the concept in physics of nonlocal interactions
- Principle of locality, the opposite of action at a distance
- Quantum nonlocality, nonlocal phenomena in quantum mechanics
- Nonlocal Lagrangian, a type of Lagrangian (a mathematical function)
- Nonlocal operator, which maps functions on a topological space to functions, in such a way that the value of the output function at a given point cannot be determined solely from the values of the input function in any neighbourhood of any point.