Going Beyond Bell’s Theorem

Bell’s Theorem proved that one cannot in general reproduce the results of quantum theory with a classical, deterministic local model. However, Einstein originally considered the case where one could define an “element of reality”, namely for the much simpler case where one could predict with certainty a definite outcome for an experiment For this simple case, Bell’s Theorem says nothing. But by using a slightly more complicated model than Bell, one can show that even in this simple case where one can make definite predictions, one still cannot generally introduce deterministic, local models to explain the results.

Authors and Affiliations

1. City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York, USA

   Daniel M. Greenberger

2. Stonehill College, North Easton, Massachusetts, USA

   Michael A. Horne

3. Atominstitut der Oesterreichischen Universitaeten, Wien, Austria

   Anton Zeilinger

Editors and Affiliations

1. Department of Physics, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

   Menas Kafatos

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