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The Logic of Quantum Nonseparability

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Bell’s Theorem, Quantum Theory and Conceptions of the Universe

Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics ((FTPH,volume 37))

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The common logical structure underlying the theorems of Bell and of Kochen and Specker is analysed. Nine distinct postulates are enunciated, of which seven can be tested experimentally (or derived from quantum theory). The remaining two postulates are of counterfactual nature. They lead to disagreement with experiment (Bell) or to a logical contradiction (Kochen and Specker). No use is made of hidden variables nor of cryptodeterminism in any other form.

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  1. H H Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, UK

    Asher Peres

  2. Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, 32 000, Haifa, Israel

    Asher Peres

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

    Menas Kafatos

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Peres, A. (1989). The Logic of Quantum Nonseparability. In: Kafatos, M. (eds) Bell’s Theorem, Quantum Theory and Conceptions of the Universe. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0849-4_7

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