Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

Two simple proofs of the Kochen-Specker theorem

Asher Peres

Published Feb 21, 1991• 422 citations

Abstract

A new proof of the Kochen-Specker theorem uses 33 rays, instead of 117 in the original proof. If the number of dimensions is increased from 3 to 4, only 24 rays are needed.

DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/24/4/003

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