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An algorithm for finding Bell-type inequalities

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This paper deals with the calculation of all the necessary and sufficient conditions for the classical characterization of the probabilities of some events. It shows how a scarcely known method devised by Boole is particularly useful to the solution of this problem. Based on this method, a general and simple algorithm is found that enables the deduction of the inequalities that, like Bell inequalities, express the conditions for classical characterization. The results of the application of the algorithm to some open problems are reported.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, Illinois

    Carlo Del Noce

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This work follows the graduation thesis work of the author under the supervision of Professor Enrico G. BNeltrametti at the University of Genoa, Italy.

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Del Noce, C. An algorithm for finding Bell-type inequalities. Found Phys Lett 8, 213–229 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187346

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