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Locality problem in quantum theory

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We discuss the locality problem in relativistic and nonrelativistic quantum theory. We show that there exists a formulation of quantum theory that, on one hand, preserves the mathematical apparatus of the standard quantum mechanics and, on the other hand, ensures the satisfaction of the locality condition for each individual event including the measurement procedure. As an example, we consider the scattering from two slits.

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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 155, No. 2, pp. 327–343, May, 2008.

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Slavnov, D.A. Locality problem in quantum theory. Theor Math Phys 155, 789–801 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11232-008-0068-x

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