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Violation of bell's inequalities with a local theory of photons

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We use a local theory of photons purely as particles to model the single-photon experiment proposed by Tan, Walls, and Collett. Like Tanet al. we are able to derive a violation of Bell's inequalities, but our local probabilistic theory does not use any specific quantum mechanical assumptions or calculations.

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  1. J. Acacio de Barros

    Present address: Physics Department, Federal University at Juiz de Fora, 36036-330, Juiz de Fora, MG Brazil

  2. Adonai S. Sant'Anna

    Present address: Mathematics Department, Federal University at Paraná, C.P. 19081, 81530-900, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

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  1. Ventura Hall, Stanford University, 94305-4115, Stanford, California

    Patrick Suppes, J. Acacio de Barros & Adonai S. Sant'Anna

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Suppes, P., Acacio de Barros, J. & Sant'Anna, A.S. Violation of bell's inequalities with a local theory of photons. Found Phys Lett 9, 551–560 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02190030

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