Abstract
Arguments are given supporting the ensemble (or statistical) interpretation of quantum mechanics and locality. A critical analysis is made of the performed empirical tests of Bell’s inequalities, and it is stressed that no real violation has been shown, so that the possibility of local hidden variables is still open. A restriction on the postulates of quantum mechanics is proposed which might make the theory compatible with local hidden variables.
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Santos, E. (1997). The Program of Local Hidden Variables. In: Ferrero, M., van der Merwe, A. (eds) New Developments on Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 81. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5886-2_47
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