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A Bell-type theorem without hidden variables

Journal Article · · American Journal of Physics
OSTI ID:820648

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.

Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. High Energy Physics (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
820648
Report Number(s):
LBNL--49602
Journal Information:
American Journal of Physics, Journal Name: American Journal of Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 72; ISSN AJPIAS; ISSN 0002-9505
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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