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EPR and Bell's theorem: A critical review

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The argument of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen is reviewed with attention to logical structure and character of assumptions. Bohr's reply is discussed. Bell's contribution is formulated without use of hidden variables, and efforts to equate hidden variables to realism are critically examined. An alternative derivation of nonlocality that makes no use of hidden variables, microrealism, counterfactual definiteness, or any other assumption alien to orthodox quantum thinking is described in detail, with particular attention to the quartet or broken-square question.

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Stapp, H.P. EPR and Bell's theorem: A critical review. Found Phys 21, 1–23 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01883560

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