Teaching Bell's Theorem and Entanglement Through Online Simulations
By Krish Malik
The recent Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their experiments with entangled photons, which showed a violation of Bell inequalities. One method of describing entanglement is quantum coin flipping, an idea that allows us to explore the connections to classical coin flipping. It uses qubit measurement gates to highlight the interconnectivity of entangled particles and the mathematics behind these connections. Our project will attempt to show violations of Bell inequalities in an online simulation. Most experiments have dealt with hands-on entanglement methods, such as the one done by Aspect, Clauser, and Zeilinger. The simulations will require newer methods of describing entanglement, such as developing a quantum coin-flipping platform through Qiskit–a computer package that permits the creation of various measurement gates. Our project will be able to use classical computing methods to show the quantum entanglement of particles in violation of Bell inequalities.