Action at a distance
NONLOCAL CAUSATION: THE CONCEPT THAT AN OBJECT CAN BE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY ONE THAT IS NOT ADJACENT IN SPACE
Action at distance (physics); Spooky action at a distance; Actio in distans; Actio ad distans; Action-at-a-distance; Action at distance; Action at a distance (physics); Action from a distance
In physics, action at a distance is the concept that an object can be moved, changed, or otherwise affected without being physically touched (as in mechanical contact) by another object. That is, it is the non-local interaction of objects that are separated in space.