Two simple proofs of the Kochen-Specker theorem

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/24/4/003zbMATH Open0770.46034OpenAlexW2014160297WikidataQ57380989 ScholiaQ57380989MaRDI QIDQ4713639FDOQ4713639

Authors: Asher Peres 

Publication date: 25 June 1992

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://semanticscholar.org/paper/94abdca6caae890e351114f420aa65a81b15fe76

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zbMATH Keywords

Kochen-Specker theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics (46N50) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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