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View SchemaQuantum Mechanics without Nonlocality
| Authors | N. L. Chuprikov |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0602173 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0602173 |
Abstract
We argue that quantum nonlocality of entangled states is not an actual phenomenon. It appears in quantum mechanics as a consequence of the inconsistency of its superposition principle with the corpuscular properties of a quantum particle. In the existing form, this principle does not distinguish between macroscopically distinct states of a particle and their superpositions: it implies introducing observables for a particle, even if it is in an entangled state. However, a particle cannot take part simultaneously in two or more alternative macroscopically distinct sub-processes. Thus, calculating the expectation values of the one-particle's observables, for entangled states, is physically meaningless: Born's formula is not applicable to such states. The same concerns the entangled states of compound quantum systems. In the {\it existing} quantum mechanics, introducing Bell's inequalities is fully legal. However, these inequalities imply averaging over an entangled state, and, hence, they have no basis for their clear physical interpretation. Experiments to confirm the violation of Bell's inequalities do not prove the existence of nonlocality in microcosm. They confirm only that correlations introduced in the existing theory of entangled states have no physical sense, for they contradict special relativity.
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"abstract": "We argue that quantum nonlocality of entangled states is not an actual\nphenomenon. It appears in quantum mechanics as a consequence of the\ninconsistency of its superposition principle with the corpuscular properties of\na quantum particle. In the existing form, this principle does not distinguish\nbetween macroscopically distinct states of a particle and their superpositions:\nit implies introducing observables for a particle, even if it is in an\nentangled state. However, a particle cannot take part simultaneously in two or\nmore alternative macroscopically distinct sub-processes. Thus, calculating the\nexpectation values of the one-particle\u0027s observables, for entangled states, is\nphysically meaningless: Born\u0027s formula is not applicable to such states. The\nsame concerns the entangled states of compound quantum systems. In the {\\it\nexisting} quantum mechanics, introducing Bell\u0027s inequalities is fully legal.\nHowever, these inequalities imply averaging over an entangled state, and,\nhence, they have no basis for their clear physical interpretation. Experiments\nto confirm the violation of Bell\u0027s inequalities do not prove the existence of\nnonlocality in microcosm. They confirm only that correlations introduced in the\nexisting theory of entangled states have no physical sense, for they contradict\nspecial relativity.",
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