The Subtleties of Entanglement and its Role in Quantum Information Theory

Clifton, Rob (2001) The Subtleties of Entanglement and its Role in Quantum Information Theory.

Abstract

My aim in this paper is a modest one. I do not have any particular thesis to advance
about the nature of entanglement, nor can I claim novelty for any of the material I shall
discuss. My aim is simply to raise some questions about entanglement that spring
naturally from certain developments in quantum information theory and are, I believe,
worthy of serious consideration by philosophers of science. The main topics
I discuss
are different manifestations of quantum nonlocality,
entanglement-assisted communication, and
entanglement thermodynamics.