A Bell-type theorem without hidden variables
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- 12 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in American Journal of Physics
- Vol. 72 (1) , 30-33
Abstract
It is shown that no theory that satisfies certain premises can exclude faster-than-light influences. The premises include neither the existence of hidden variables nor counterfactual definiteness, nor any premise that effectively entails the general existence of outcomes of unperformed local measurements. All the premises are compatible with Copenhagen philosophy and the principles and predictions of relativistic quantum field theory. The present proof is contrasted with an earlier one with the same objective.Keywords
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