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Description of many separated physical entities without the paradoxes encountered in quantum mechanics

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We show that it is impossible in quantum mechanics to describe two separated physical systems. This is due to the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics. It is possible to give a description of two separated systems in a theory which is a generalization of quantum mechanics and of classical mechanics, in the sense that this theory contains both theories as special cases. We identify the axioms of quantum mechanics that make it impossible to describe separated systems. One of these axioms is equivalent to the superposition principle. We show how these findings throw a different light on the paradox of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen.

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  1. Theoretische Natuurkunde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel, Belgium

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Aerts, D. Description of many separated physical entities without the paradoxes encountered in quantum mechanics. Found Phys 12, 1131–1170 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00729621

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