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| Authors | Adan Cabello |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9911024 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9911024 |
Abstract
Kent's conclusion that ``non-contextual hidden variable theories cannot be excluded by theoretical arguments of the Kochen-Specker type once the imprecision in real world experiments is taken into account'' [Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3755 (1999)], is criticized. The Kochen-Specker theorem just points out that it is impossible even conceive a hidden variable model in which the outcomes of all measurements are pre-determined; it does not matter if these measurements are performed or not, or even if these measurements can be achieved only with finite precision.
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