Bell's inequalities definitely proved
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According to quantum physics, two bonded particles instantly adopt the same behaviour when we measure them, whatever be the distance between them. For Einstein, this phenomenon could only be explained by the existence of hidden parameters which were not taken by quantum physics into account. Since the 1970's, experiments have been testing these ideas, based on the Bell's inequalities theorem which states that Einstein's assumptions are true within specific limits. The article more particularly presents and comments a recent experiment performed in Orsay which demonstrates that these hidden variables do not exist and prove the validity of Bell's inequalities. The researchers explain why previous experiments did not reach these results: they displayed detection and localisation defects
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Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Les inegalites de Bell definitivement prouvees
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Recherche (Paris)
- Journal Issue
- no.507
- Journal Page Range
- p. 60-62
- ISSN
- 0029-5671
- CODEN
- RCCHBV
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 47040778
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BELL THEOREM; ELECTRON PAIRS; FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS; HIDDEN VARIABLES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MEASURING METHODS; PARTICLE DISCRIMINATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION DETECTION; SPIN; STRANGENESS; TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DETECTION; MECHANICS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
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- 3 refs.