Is Quantum Mechanics Stopping Aliens From Contacting Us?

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Sign up for Brilliant for free and get 30 days of full access to all of their courses here: https://Brilliant.org/MinutePhysics. You’ll also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription for all of Brilliant’s content. Thanks to Brilliant for their support. This video explains how the Fermi Paradox - the fact that aliens should mathematically be abundant in the universe and yet we haven't heard from any - actually makes sense when you take into account quantum technology. REFERENCES - On Interstellar Quantum Communication and the Fermi Paradox: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2408.02445 - Quantum coherence to interstellar distances: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2009.00356 - Exponential Separation of Quantum and Classical One-Way Communication Complexity for a Boolean Function: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.quant-ph/0607174 - Classical Interaction Cannot Replace a Quantum Message: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.quant-ph/0703215 Link to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com

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