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The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox which, in recent times, has developed into a theorem of incompatibility between the empirical predictions of quantum theory and the assumption that our universe can be analyzed in terms of separable real objects. The theorem is expressed by Bell’s inequality for ideal detectors, but exists also for real detectors and no additional assumptions are needed.
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Selleri, F. (1985). The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox Fifty Years Later. In: Kleinpoppen, H., Briggs, J.S., Lutz, H.O. (eds) Fundamental Processes in Atomic Collision Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 134. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2125-5_14
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