Download This PaperThe 'Quantum Game Show': A Very Simple Explanation of Bell's Theorem in Quantum Mechanics
7 Pages Posted: 8 Nov 2021 Last revised: 9 Nov 2021
Date Written: November 4, 2021
Abstract
In this article give a very simple presentation of Bell's inequality by comparing it to a 'quantum game show', followed by a simple description of Aspect's 1985 experiment involving entangled photons which confirms the inequality. The entire article is non-technical and requires no mathematical background other than high school mathematics and an understanding of basic concepts in probability. The physics involved in Aspect's experiment is also explained.
Keywords: quantum mechanics; interpretation, Bell's inequality, Aspect experiment, entanglement, correlation, causality
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Welsch, Braeden and Thron, Christopher, The 'Quantum Game Show': A Very Simple Explanation of Bell's Theorem in Quantum Mechanics (November 4, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3956512 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3956512
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