Equation 3 · Part 1 · Comparing the Main Approaches to Quantum Foundations and Measurement
Symbol a
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a is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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for a system in state | measured in a basis containing |a . Every interpretation discussed here reproduces this rule for every experiment that has actually been performed. That includes Bell tests. John Bell showed in 1964 that any theory obeying two assumptions — that a measurement’s…
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Sources cited in the surrounding passage
- [1] On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox ↗
- [2] Loophole-free Bell inequality violation using electron spins separated by 1.3 kilometres ↗
- [3] The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022: press release ↗
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