Skip to main content

Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?

  • Chapter
Albert Einstein

Zusammenfassung

In 1935 there appeared a paper with the above title (Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen 1935) in The Physical Review. This paper was the outgrowth of a number of discussions held by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and myself at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. The purpose of the discussions was to help us understand the concepts and principles of quantum mechanics, and what we thought we understood troubled us. For the conclusion we reached in these discussions was that the answer to the above question is, “No”.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 99.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Belinfante, F. J. 1973. A Survey of Hidden-Variables Theories, Pergamon Press, Oxford.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bell, J. S. 1971. Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Proc. of Int. School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, B. d’Espagnat, ed., Course 49, p. 171, Academic Press, N.Y.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bohm, D. and Aharonov, Y. 1957. Phys. Rev. 108, 1070.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bohr, N. 1936. Phys. Rev. 48, 696.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Clauser, J. F. and Shimoni, A. 1978. Reports on Progress in Physics (to appear).

    Google Scholar 

  • Einstein, A., Podolsky, B. and Rosen, N. 1935. Phys. Rev. 47, 777.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors

Editor information

Peter C. Aichelburg Roman U. Sexl

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1979 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Rosen, N. (1979). Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?. In: Aichelburg, P.C., Sexl, R.U. (eds) Albert Einstein. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91080-6_6

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91080-6_6

  • Publisher Name: Vieweg+Teubner Verlag

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-528-08425-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-322-91080-6

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics