What did Einstein mean by “Spooky Action at a Distance »?

What did Einstein mean by “Spooky Action at a Distance »?

Albert Einstein was famously critical of quantum mechanics. But just exactly were his misgivings? Many online-resources and popular science books claim that he did not like entanglement and referred to it as « spooky action at a distance ». I don’t think this is what he really meant though. In this video I tell you where the famous Einstein quote came from and what the context is.

0:00​ Intro

0:27​ What did Einstein really say?

1:47​ What was Einstein referring to?

4:19​ Where does entanglement come in?

8:20​ Einstein’s view on quantum mechanics

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