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Quantum Mechanics, Can It Be Consistent with Locality?

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We single out an alternative, strict interpretation of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen criterion of reality, and identify the implied extensions of quantum correlations. Then we prove that the theorem of Bell, and the non-locality theorems without inequalities, fail if the new extensions are adopted. Therefore, these theorems can be interpreted as arguments against the wide interpretation of the criterion of reality rather than as a violation of locality.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università della Calabria, Cosenza, Italy

    Giuseppe Nisticò & Angela Sestito

  2. INFN—gruppo collegato di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy

    Giuseppe Nisticò & Angela Sestito

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Nisticò, G., Sestito, A. Quantum Mechanics, Can It Be Consistent with Locality?. Found Phys 41, 1263–1278 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-011-9547-2

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