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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 |
* [[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 Lagrangian]], a Lagrangian that contains terms that are nonlocal in the fields <math> \ \phi(x)</math> |
* [[Nonlocal Lagrangian]], a Lagrangian that contains terms that are nonlocal in the fields <math> \ \phi(x)</math> |
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* [[Brian Pippard|Nonlocal generalisation of the Londons' equation]] due to Pippard |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Principle of locality]] |
* [[Principle of locality]] |
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Look up nonlocality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) considered gravity-action-at-a-distance "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.
Nonlocality may also refer to:
- 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
- Nonlocal Lagrangian, a Lagrangian that contains terms that are nonlocal in the fields
- Nonlocal generalisation of the Londons' equation due to Pippard
See also
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