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arXiv:0902.2449 · Physical Review A

Influence of detector motion in Bell inequalities with entangled fermions

André G. S. Landulfo, George E. A. Matsas

Published Apr 24, 2009• 23 citations
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Abstract

We investigate how relativity influences the spin correlation of entangled fermions described by wave packets and measured by moving detectors. In particular, we show that the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) Bell inequality is not violated by quantum mechanics when the left and right spin detectors move fast enough. We also show that the violation of the Bell-CHSH inequality measured by the moving detectors decreases with increasing width of the initial wave packet.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.79.044103

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