Published May 2002
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Journal article
Finite-precision measurement does not nullify the Kochen-Specker theorem
Creators
- 1. Departamento de Fisica Aplicada II, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla (Spain)
Description
It is proven that any hidden variable theory of the type proposed by Meyer [Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3751 (1999)], Kent [ibid. 83, 3755 (1999)], and Clifton and Kent [Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 456, 2101 (2000)] leads to experimentally testable predictions that are in contradiction with those of quantum mechanics. Therefore, it is argued that the existence of dense Kochen-Specker-colorable sets must not be interpreted as a nullification of the physical impact of the Kochen-Specker theorem once the finite precision of real measurements is taken into account
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.65.052101;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0104024v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 052101-052101.4
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36030385
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; ENERGY LEVELS; FORECASTING; HIDDEN VARIABLES; QUANTUM MECHANICS
- Descriptors DEC
- MECHANICS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society