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Physical Review A

Quantum states with Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlations admitting a hidden-variable model

Reinhard F. Werner

Published Oct 1, 1989• 4,049 citations
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Abstract

A state of a composite quantum system is called classically correlated if it can be approximated by convex combinations of product states, and Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlated otherwise. Any classically correlated state can be modeled by a hidden-variable theory and hence satisfies all generalized Bell's inequalities. It is shown by an explicit example that the converse of this statement is false.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.40.4277

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