Skip to main content
Log in

Bell's inequality for a single particle

  • Part III. Invited Papers Dedicated to Max Jammer
  • Published:
Foundations of Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Bell's inequality must be satisfied by a theory that can be based on local realistic variables. We derive such an inequality and show that it is violated by some quantum mechanical states. These states may be looked upon as pertaining to one particle.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. J. S. Bell,Physics 1, 195 (1964).

    Google Scholar 

  2. J. F. Clauser and A. Shimony,Rep. Prog. Phys. 41, 1881 (1978).

    Google Scholar 

  3. J. F. Clauser, M. A. Horne, A. Shimony, and R. A. Holt,Phys. Rev. Lett. 23, 880 (1969).

    Google Scholar 

  4. N. Gisin and A. Peres.Phys. Lett. A 162, 15 (1992); A. Mann, M. Revzen, and W. Schleich,Phys. Rev. A 46, 5363 (1992).

    Google Scholar 

  5. B. S. Cirelson,Lett. Math. Phys. 4, 93 (1980); L J. Landau,Phys. Lett. A 120, 54 (1978).

    Google Scholar 

  6. S. L. Braunstein, A. Mann, and M. Revzen,Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 3259 (1992).

    Google Scholar 

  7. D. Fivel,Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 835 (1995).

    Google Scholar 

  8. D. Fivel, preprint.

  9. J. E. G. Farina,Am. J. Phys. 61, 466 (1993).

    Google Scholar 

  10. J. S. Bell,Rev. Mod. Phys. 38, 447 (1996).

    Google Scholar 

  11. J. F. Clauser,Am. J. Phys. 39, 1095 (1971);Am. J. Phys. 39, 1098 (1971).

    Google Scholar 

  12. A. Einstein, B. Podolsky, and N. Rosen,Phys. Rev. 47, 777 (1935).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Additional information

This paper is a contribution in honor of Prof. M. Jammer's 80th birthday April 13, 1995.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Revzen, M., Mann, A. Bell's inequality for a single particle. Found Phys 26, 847–850 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02058637

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02058637

Keywords

Navigation