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View SchemaTiming, ``Accidentals'' and Other Artifacts in EPR Experiments
| Authors | Caroline H. Thompson |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9711044 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9711044 |
Abstract
Subtraction of ``accidentals'' in Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments frequently changes results compatible with local realism into ones that appear to demonstrate non-locality. The validity of the procedure depends on the unproven assumption of the independence of emission events. Other possible sources of bias include enhancement, imperfect synchronisation, over-reliance on rotational invariance, and the well-known detection loophole. Investigation of existing results may be more fruitful than attempts at loophole-free Bell tests, improving our understanding of light.
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