Any nonlocal model assuming \local parts" conicts with relativity

Antoine Suárez

Published Apr 17, 2013• 0 citations

Abstract

Center for Quantum Philosophy, Berninastrasse 85, 8057 Zurich,Switzerland/suarez@leman.ch(Dated: April 16, 2013)It is argued that any nonlocal model producing \local parts can be reproduced by \multisimul-taneity and therefore (because of [1]) conicts not only with quantum mechanics but also withrelativity. This result means in particular that the very structure of space-time (relativity) requiresinuences coming from outside space-time.

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