  There is a direct correspondence between two-particle, entangled quantum
states, for example, Bell states, and the relative values of the component
one-particle states. This leads to a new rationale for quantum computing which
makes use of sequential processing of one-particle states rather than the
parallel processing associated with multiparticle states. It is shown that
deterministic transformations can correspond to certain Bell state operations.
There are some implications for the continuing discussion of quantum realism
and entanglement. A principle of relative realism is advocated.
