Published May 2002 | Version v1
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

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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

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society