Einstein was writing all this before modern quantum theory.
Today we know that the Aether is the quantum vacuum filled with virtual particles that are off mass-shell
i.e. E^2 =/= (pc)^2 + (mc^2)^2
Also contact forces are caused by off-mass shell virtual photons in the non-radiative near field including longitudinal polarizations absent in real photons on the mass shell (light cone).
Action at a distance is in the Wheeler-Feynman classical sense confined to the photon mass shell (aka light cone) but including advanced back from the future destiny waves generalized to "confirmation" quantum de Broglie waves by John Cramer in his TI. This is in addition to the more familiar retarded history waves.
de Broglie waves are faster than light in phase quantum information when m =/= 0 though slower than light in energy transport.
nonlocal EPR correlations are explained by retrocausal advanced confirmation destiny waves in the Feynman zig zag (term coined by O Costa de Beauregard).
On Jun 22, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Paul Zielinski
"Let us illustrate the problem of signalling with the assistance of the ubiquitous experimenters Alice and Bob. We will place Alice and Bob at some distance apart, and between them there will be a source emitting pairs of entangled particles. To avoid relativistic complications we will assume that Alice, Bob, their detectors, and the particle source are all mutually at rest in an inertial frame (the ‘lab’ frame). Pair after pair of particles are emitted by the source and detected by Alice and Bob's apparatuses, who record their results. Alice and Bob are free to alter the angle of their detectors with each run of the apparatus.
Of course Abner Shimony's passion at a distance still holds here - it's not precognitive signal nonlocality in Antony Valentini's sense, but it's a necessary condition for it, though not sufficient. Can Nick Herbert use this quantum bit switching with the new zero noise optical amplifiers to make FLASH MARK II that will work?
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Quantum Flip-Floppers: Photon Findings Add to Mystery of Wave-Particle Duality http://t.co/KTaf1o4M
New experiments show that a photon can traverse an optical obstacle course as both a wave and particle simultaneously
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Jack Sarfatti This is experimental proof of back from the future delayed choice. However, at this level one still cannot decode a message before it is sent. This is signal locality passion at a distance (Abner Shimony).