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States with this physical property are often compared to a game in which Alice and Bob’s expected value increases due to the CHSH inequality. States (10[1])with this property (10[1])were used in experiments by John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger. Successively applying Hadamard and CNOT (“C-not”) gates (10[1]-5[1])gives (10[1])qubits this property. (10[2]-5[3])Experiments (-5[1])on (-5[1])states with this (10[1])property (10[1])validated (10[1])Bell’s (10[1])theorem. (10[2]-5[1])States (10[1])with this property (10[1])imply the (10[1])existence of hidden variables according (10[1])to the EPR paradox, which claims (10[1])it allows faster-than-light communication. (10[1]-5[2])For 10 points, name this property (10[1])of quantum states that cannot be (10[1])measured independently, (10[1])which Einstein called (10[1])“spooky action (10[1])at a (10[1])distance.” ■END■ (10[9]0[8])

ANSWER: quantum entanglement [or word forms like entangled; prompt on descriptions of being in a superposition]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BWashington Sockeye2410
Nikhil NairBoston University BBoston College B2710
Henry DingPrincetonLehigh A4310
Salil JainWilliams BBrown B43-5
Aryan MalhotraRutgers CVassar B4410
Daniel AbramsRutgers BNYU B47-5
Ben SpirtasMaryland CRutgers A47-5
Andrew ParkHarvardDartmouth C4710
Matthew KohnWilliams ABrown A4710
Oliver WestCambridge BCardiff47-5
Vedh RameshPennStony Brook48-5
David NickelPurdue AWashU Grizzlers49-5
Daniel LuWashington PinkWashington Steelhead5210
George MatsumuraWashington ChumTexas5310
Stephen DonoghueSheffield BEdinburgh A5410
Kelvin NiNYU AGeorge Mason A5510
Eric MorshedJohns HopkinsVassar A5610
Rohit ChintalaMaryland BMaryland A5610
Duncan OcchiogrossoUConn AVermont A56-5
Darren KellisVanderbilt AChipola College5710
Mohamed AlgraiwMIT ABrandeis Mozart6010
Anne FjeldAlberta AArizona State A6210
Danny CutbillRIT ACornell D6710
Jake MarkusDartmouth BBoston College A7310
Isabella JohanssonNYU CColumbia B7710
Madeline StraussTufts AVermont B77-5
Luke SimonAlberta BWashington Atlantic77-5
Mackenzie TottColumbia ALehigh B8310
Yoyo LiuBritish Columbia CBritish Columbia B8910
William KikerDartmouth AAmherst A9110
Christopher BradleySouthern Connecticut State University ATufts C9410
James HaddixWashington StateBritish Columbia A9610
Seth AllenMcMaster AToronto B9810
Braydon MorefieldGeorge Mason BRutgers D10010
Gabe Rosen-TuritsNYU BRutgers B10010
Jack MarguilesStony BrookPenn1000
Jun ChenGeorge Mason CRowan1000
John ShellyRowanGeorge Mason C10010
Jason LeeRutgers AMaryland C10010
Theodor MartinWashU GrizzlersPurdue A10010
Indigo KhannaVermont BTufts A10010
Dylan TanouyeTufts BBrandeis Bach1000
David ZaslavskyBrandeis BachTufts B1000
Ben MoweryVermont AUConn A1000
Jack MeyersBrown BWilliams B1000
Jacky LiMIT BWilliams C10010
Anya SrinivasanWashington AtlanticAlberta B10010
Alice Ton NuWashington CohoWashington Masu1000
Grace LovittWashington MasuWashington Coho10010
Rick LineCardiffCambridge B1000

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK1100%0%54.00
UK (South)UK10%100%
Eastern Canada (2)US1100%0%98.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1292%25%74.00
MidwestUS1100%100%100.00
NortheastUS1275%25%71.00
PacificUS8100%13%72.00
SoutheastUS1100%0%57.00
Upstate NYUS1100%0%67.00