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Weak objectification, joint probabilities, and Bell inequalities in quantum mechanics

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The weak objectification of physical properties is shown to yield the same probabilistic implications as strong objectification and can therefore be refuted on the basis of suitable interference experiments. An alternative test of hypothetical objectification statements, as they occur in the EPR experiment, is based on joint probabilities and the ensuing Bell inequalities. Quantum mechanics turns out to be partially compatible with Bell's inequalities even in cases where weak objectification is excluded by interference.

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne, D-5000, Cologne, Germany

    P. Busch & P. Mittelstaedt

  2. Department of Physics, University of Turku, SF-20500, Turku 50, Finland

    P. Lahti

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Busch, P., Lahti, P. & Mittelstaedt, P. Weak objectification, joint probabilities, and Bell inequalities in quantum mechanics. Found Phys 22, 949–962 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889687

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