Bell's theorem

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Author: Dr. Sheldon Goldstein, Mathematics Department, Rutgers University, NJ
Author: Dr. Travis Norsen, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT, USA
Author: Prof. Daniel Victor Tausk, Mathematics Department, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Author: Dr. Roderich Tumulka, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, NJ
Author: Dr. Nino Zanghi, Physics Department, University of Genoa, Italy

Dr. Sheldon Goldstein accepted the invitation on 10 October 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 10 April 2009).


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Contents

Historical Background

A Human Game Analog

EPR

Bell's Theorem

Polemics

Shimony, SEP entry on Bell's Theorem: "Bell's Theorem is the collective name for a family of results, all showing the impossibility of a Local Realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics."

Summary/Outlook

Suggested by: Prof. Carlo Maria Becchi, Genoa University, Italy
Invited by: Dr. Riccardo Guida, Institut de Physique Théorique; CEA, IPhT; CNRS; Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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