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A Local Realistic Theory for Mermin’s EPR Experiment

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As another counterexample to prevalent conventional belief, a realistic theory, which is local and reproduces all the probabilistic predictions of quantum theory, is presented for Mermin’s version of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) experiment.

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    Boon Leong Lan

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Lan, B.L. A Local Realistic Theory for Mermin’s EPR Experiment. Int J Theor Phys 48, 642–644 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-008-9837-4

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