Breuer, Thomas (2002) Another No-Go Theorem for Hidden Variable Models of Inaccurate Spin 1 Measurements. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Uncertainty about the actual orientation of the measurement device has been claimed to open a loophole for hidden variable models of quantum mechanics. In this paper I describe the statistics of inaccurate spin measurements by unsharp spin observables. A no-go theorem for hidden variable models of the inaccurate measurement statistics follows: There is a finite set of directions for which not all results of inaccurate spin measurements can be predetermined in a non-contextual way. In contrast to an earlier theorem [Breuer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88(2002), 240402] this result does not rely on the assigment of approximate truth values, and it holds under weaker assumptions on the measurement inaccuracy.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Breuer, Thomas
Keywords:	Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Computablility
Depositing User:	Program Committee
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2002
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:11
Item ID:	848
Date:	2002
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/848

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