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Physics of Atomic Nuclei

Relativistic generalization of Bell’s inequalities in Wigner’s form

N. Nikitin, K. S. Toms

Published Dec 1, 2009• 0 citations
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Abstract

A relativistic generalization of Bell’s inequalities in Wigner’s form was obtained for the decays of a pseudoscalar and a scalar particle to two particles having a nonzero spin (fermions and photons). Both inequalities involving a full anticorrelation of final-particle spins and having a nonrelativistic analog and inequalities involving a full correlation of spins are considered. It is shown that Bohr’s complementarity principle may be tested experimentally in the relativistic region.

DOI
10.1134/s1063778809120060

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