Experimental aspects

Bertrand Berche, Christophe Chatelain, Dufour +2 more

Many theoretical predictions derived from quantum mechanics have been confirmed experimentally for the last 80 years.However, interpretative aspects have long been subject to debate.Among them, the question of the existence of hidden variables is still open.We review these questions, paying special attention to historical aspects, and argue that one may definitively exclude local realism based on the present experimental outcomes.Nevertheless other interpretations of Quantum Mechanics are not excluded.

Maximilian Scheurer

W. J. Alford, Keith R. Burnett, J. Cooper

Experimental Aspects of Studying the Polarization of Collisionally Redistributed Light in Strontium-Rare Gas Systems was published in Vol. 2 Proceedings Sixth International Conference Boulder, Colorado, July 12–16, 1982 on page 805.

Jacob P. Covey

Bertrand Berche, Christophe Chatelain, C. Dufour +2 more

Many theoretical predictions derived from quantum mechanics have been confirmed experimentally during the last 80 years. However, interpretative aspects have long been subject to debate. Among them, the question of the existence of hidden variables is still open. We review these questions, paying special attention to historical aspects, and argue that one may definitively exclude local realism on the basis of present experimental outcomes. Other interpretations of Quantum Mechanics are nevertheless not excluded.