Thompson, John F (2025) Were EPR correct after all; did Bell miss a point? [Preprint]

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Abstract

There is still controversy in quantum mechanics over the concept of local reality and entanglement but this concept is, surprisingly, somewhat neglected by philosophy suggesting that philosophy has let slip an opportunity. This paper argues that Bell’s inequality theorem overlooks two fundamental but obscure factors that seriously affect his calculations. These show that the bipartite experiments do not fit and cannot be represented by yes-no type calculations of any form. Bell’s expectations thus require recalculating whereupon they give the results attained by the tests thus showing that, if anything, they demonstrate that EPR were correct in suggesting something is missing in quantum theory.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Thompson, John F john.fredrick.thompson@gmail.com
Keywords:	EPR-Bell, entanglement, local reality, determinism, quantum mechanics.
Subjects:	General Issues > Experimentation General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation
Depositing User:	Dr John F Thompson
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2025 13:28
Last Modified:	15 Apr 2025 13:28
Item ID:	25068
Subjects:	General Issues > Experimentation General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation
Date:	15 April 2025
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25068

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