Reassessment of Leggett inequality

DOI10.1007/S10701-013-9710-ZzbMATH Open1272.81021arXiv1104.1695OpenAlexW2150957203MaRDI QIDQ364084FDOQ364084

Authors: Antonio Di Lorenzo 

Publication date: 5 September 2013

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Leggett formulated an inequality which seems to generalize the Bell theorem to non-local hidden variable theories. Leggett inequality is violated by quantum mechanics, as was confirmed by experiment. However, a careful analysis reveals that the theory applies to a class of local theory. Contrary to what happens in the derivation of Bell inequality, it is not necessary to make the hypothesis of outcome independence to derive the Leggett inequality.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.1695

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zbMATH Keywords

entanglementBell inequalitieshidden variablesLeggett inequalities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

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