Abstract

A theorem of Bell, proving that certain predictions of quantum mechanics are inconsistent with the entire family of local hidden-variable theories, is generalized so as to apply to realizable experiments. A proposed extension of the experiment of Kocher and Commins, on the polarization correlation of a pair of optical photons, will provide a decisive test between quantum mechanics and local hidden-variable theories.

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Hidden variable theoryPhysicsLocal hidden variable theoryExtension (predicate logic)PhotonVariable (mathematics)Quantum mechanicsPolarization (electrochemistry)Quantum nonlocalityQuantumTheoretical physicsStatistical physicsClassical mechanicsMathematicsComputer scienceQuantum entanglementMathematical analysis

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1969
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Volume
23
Issue
15
Pages
880-884
Citations
7208
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John F. Clauser, Michael Horne, Abner Shimony et al. (1969). Proposed Experiment to Test Local Hidden-Variable Theories. Physical Review Letters , 23 (15) , 880-884. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.23.880

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10.1103/physrevlett.23.880