Foundations of Physics

, Volume 24, Issue 8, pp 1153–1159 | Cite as

On Bell-type inequalities

  • Enrico G. Beltrametti
  • Maciej J. Maczynski
Part I. Invited Papers Dedicated to Constantin Piron

Abstract

A Bell-type inequality is defined as an inequality of the type 0⩽L⩽1,where L is a linear combination with real coefficients of probabilities p i and joint probabilities p ij ,p ijk ,...,p l ,...,n corresponding to n events. A general theorem on the validity of such inequalities in correspondence to physical assumptions about commutativity or noncommutativity is given. Examples and possible physical applications are discussed.

Keywords

Linear Combination Physical Application Joint Probability General Theorem Real Coefficient 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Enrico G. Beltrametti
    • 1
    • 2
  • Maciej J. Maczynski
    • 3
  1. 1.Dipartimento di FisicaUniversitá di GenovaItaly
  2. 2.Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareSezione di GenovaItaly
  3. 3.Institute of MathematicsTechnical University of WarsawWarsawPoland

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