Bell Nonlocality

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ID5787247
AuthorsValerio Scarani (0000-0001-5594-5616, National University of Singapore, corresponding author)
Year2019
Pages256
Publication date2019-08-07
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueBell Nonlocality (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oso/9780198788416.001.0001
OpenAlexW3037170129
Open LibraryOL28896033M
ISBN9780198788416
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited7

Nonlocality was discovered by John Bell in 1964, in the context of the debates about quantum theory, but is a phenomenon that can be studied in its own right. Its observation proves that measurements are not revealing pre-determined values, falsifying the idea of "local hidden variables" suggested by Einstein and others. One is then forced to make some radical choice: either nature is intrinsically statistical and individual events are unspeakable, or our familiar space-time cannot be the setting for the whole of physics. As phenomena, nonlocality and its consequences will have to be predicted by any future theory, and may possibly play the role of foundational principles in these developments. But nonlocality has found a role in applied physics too: it can be used for "device-independent" certification of the correct functioning of random number generators and other devices. After a self-contained introduction to the topic, this monograph on nonlocality presents the main tools and results following a logical, rather than a chronological, order

Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Quantum theory

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