New Quantum Entanglement Discovery

Researchers from the Structured Light Laboratory at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, have achieved a groundbreaking development in quantum entanglement. Led by Professor Andrew Forbes and string theorist Robert de Mello Koch, the team manipulated entangled particles without altering their intrinsic properties, a significant advancement in understanding and applying quantum entanglement. The experiment focused on Skyrmion topology, introducing a nonlocal aspect to topology and proposing its use as a classification system for entangled states. 

The discovery opens doors to new quantum communication protocols and potential revolutions in quantum information processing. The study suggests that topology can remain intact even as entanglement decays, offering novel encoding mechanisms for quantum systems. This breakthrough could redefine protocols and explore topological nonlocal quantum states, revolutionizing quantum communication and information processing. Quantum entanglement, a phenomenon challenging classical notions of physical laws, has practical applications in quantum computing and communication, with ongoing experimental verification and research. The full study is published in Nature Photonics.

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