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arXiv:quant-ph/0205013

Bell's Inequalities and the Accardi-Gustafson Inequality

Karl Gustafson

Published May 3, 2002• 6 citations
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Abstract

Many issues combine for consideration when speaking of Bell's Inequalities: nonlocality, realism, hidden variables, incompatible measures, wave function collapse, other. Each of these issues then may be viewed from several viewpoints: historical, theoretical, physical, experimental, statistical, communicational, cryptographical, and mathematical. From the mathematical viewpoint, much of the Bell theory is ``just geometry''.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0205013

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Many issues combine for consideration when speaking of Bell's Inequalities: nonlocality, realism, hidden variables, incompatible measures, wave function collapse, other. Each of these issues then may be viewed from several viewpoints: historical, theoretical, physical, experimental, statistical, communicational, cryptographical, and mathematical. From the mathematical viewpoint, much of the Bell theory is ``just geometry''.
We propose Bell inequalities for discrete or continuous quantum systems which test the compatibility of quantum physics with an interpretation in terms of deterministic hidden-variable theories. The wave function collapse that occurs in a sequence of quantum measurements enters the upper bound via the concept of quantum conditional probabilities. The resulting hidden-variable inequality is applicable to an arbitrary observable that is decomposable into a weighted sum of noncommuting projectors. We present local and nonlocal examples of violation of generalized Bell inequalities in phase space, which sense the negativity of the Wigner function.
The discussion of the foundations of quantum mechanics is complicated by the fact that a number of different issues are closely entangled. Three of these issues are i) the interpretation of probability, ii) the choice between realist and empiricist interpretations of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics, iii) the distinction between measurement and preparation. It will be demonstrated that an interpretation of violation of Bell's inequality by quantum mechanics as evidence of non-locality of the quantum world is a consequence of a particular choice between these alternatives. Also a distinction must be drawn between two forms of realism, viz. a) realist interpretations of quantum mechanics, b) the possibility of hidden-variables (sub-quantum) theories.
This thesis presents a study of Bell’s inequality and its experimental tests, with a focus on their implications for the concepts of locality and realism in quantum mechanics. The work reviews the theoretical framework underlying Bell’s inequality, the assumptions of hidden variable theories, and the contrasting predictions of quantum mechanics. It further provides an overview of landmark experimental tests of Bell’s inequality, emphasizing their role in shaping the modern understanding of quantum entanglement and nonlocality. The aim of the study is to offer a clear and pedagogical introduction to the subject, bridging the mathematical formalism with experimental verification of one of the most fundamental results in the foundations of quantum theory.
The discussion of the foundations of quantum mechanics is complicated by the fact that a number of different issues are closely entangled. Three of these issues are i) the interpretation of probability, ii) the choice between realist and empiricist interpretations of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics, iii) the distinction between measurement and preparation. It will be demonstrated that an interpretation of violation of Bell's inequality by quantum mechanics as evidence of non-locality of the quantum world is a consequence of a particular choice between these alternatives. Also a distinction must be drawn between two forms of realism, viz. a) realist interpretations of quantum mechanics, b) the possibility of hidden-variables (sub-quantum) theories.
Abstract It is shown that the Bell inequalities are closely related to the triangle inequalities involving distance functions amongst pairs of random variables with values { 0 , 1 } . A hidden variables model may be defined as a mapping between a set of quantum projection operators and a set of random variables. The model is noncontextual if there is a joint probability distribution. The Bell inequalities are necessary conditions for its existence. The inequalities are most relevant when measurements are performed at space-like separation, thus showing a conflict between quantum mechanics and local realism (Bell's theorem). The relations of the Bell inequalities with contextuality, the Kochen–Specker theorem, and quantum entanglement are briefly discussed.
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