We study the EPR-type correlations from the perspective of the relational interpretation of quantum mechanics. We argue that these correlations do not entail any form of “non-locality”, when viewed in the context of this interpretation. The abandonment of strict Einstein realism implied by the relational stance permits to reconcile quantum mechanics, completeness, (operationally defined) separability, and locality.
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Smerlak, M., Rovelli, C. Relational EPR. Found Phys 37, 427–445 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-007-9105-0
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