Nonlocal character of quantum theory
- Theoretical Physics Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
According to a common conception of causality, the truth of a statement that refers only to phenomena confined to an earlier time cannot depend upon which measurement an experimenter will freely choose to perform at a later time. According to a common idea of the theory of relativity this causality condition should be valid in all Lorentz frames. It is shown here that this concept of relativistic causality is incompatible with some simple predictions of quantum theory. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Association of Physics Teachers.}
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 520964
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Physics, Journal Name: American Journal of Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 65; ISSN AJPIAS; ISSN 0002-9505
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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