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Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 3373–3376 (1990)

Simple unified form for the major no-hidden-variables theorems

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N. David Mermin
Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2501

Received 9 October 1990; published in the issue dated 31 December 1990

Two examples are given that substantially simplify the no-hidden-variables theorem of Kochen and Specker, greatly reducing the number of observables considered and requiring no intricate geometric argument. While one of the examples also obeys a more powerful version of Bell’s theorem, the other does not. The examples provide a new perspective on both of these fundamental theorems and on the relation between them.

© 1990 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3373
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3373
PACS:
03.65.Bz