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Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment
Quantum mechanics predicts correlations between measurements performed in distant regions of a spatially spread entangled state to be higher than allowed by intuitive concepts of Locality and Realism. These high correlations forbid the use of nonlinear operators of evolution (which would be desirabl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8700000/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34945896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23121589 |
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author | Hnilo, Alejandro Andrés Agüero, Monica Beatriz Kovalsky, Marcelo Gregorio |
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description | Quantum mechanics predicts correlations between measurements performed in distant regions of a spatially spread entangled state to be higher than allowed by intuitive concepts of Locality and Realism. These high correlations forbid the use of nonlinear operators of evolution (which would be desirable for several reasons), for they may allow faster-than-light signaling. As a way out of this situation, it has been hypothesized that the high quantum correlations develop only after a time longer than L/c has elapsed (where L is the spread of the entangled state and c is the velocity of light). In shorter times, correlations compatible with Locality and Realism would be observed instead. A simple hidden variables model following this hypothesis is described. It is based on a modified Wheeler–Feynman theory of radiation. This hypothesis has not been disproved by any of the experiments performed to date. A test achievable with accessible means is proposed and described. It involves a pulsed source of entangled states and stroboscopic record of particle detection during the pulses. Data recorded in similar but incomplete optical experiments are analyzed, and found consistent with the proposed model. However, it is not claimed, in any sense, that the hypothesis has been validated. On the contrary, it is stressed that a complete, specific test is absolutely needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-87000002021-12-24 Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment Hnilo, Alejandro Andrés Agüero, Monica Beatriz Kovalsky, Marcelo Gregorio Entropy (Basel) Article Quantum mechanics predicts correlations between measurements performed in distant regions of a spatially spread entangled state to be higher than allowed by intuitive concepts of Locality and Realism. These high correlations forbid the use of nonlinear operators of evolution (which would be desirable for several reasons), for they may allow faster-than-light signaling. As a way out of this situation, it has been hypothesized that the high quantum correlations develop only after a time longer than L/c has elapsed (where L is the spread of the entangled state and c is the velocity of light). In shorter times, correlations compatible with Locality and Realism would be observed instead. A simple hidden variables model following this hypothesis is described. It is based on a modified Wheeler–Feynman theory of radiation. This hypothesis has not been disproved by any of the experiments performed to date. A test achievable with accessible means is proposed and described. It involves a pulsed source of entangled states and stroboscopic record of particle detection during the pulses. Data recorded in similar but incomplete optical experiments are analyzed, and found consistent with the proposed model. However, it is not claimed, in any sense, that the hypothesis has been validated. On the contrary, it is stressed that a complete, specific test is absolutely needed. MDPI 2021-11-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8700000/ /pubmed/34945896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23121589 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hnilo, Alejandro Andrés Agüero, Monica Beatriz Kovalsky, Marcelo Gregorio Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment |
title | Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment |
title_full | Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment |
title_fullStr | Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment |
title_full_unstemmed | Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment |
title_short | Proposal to Test a Transient Deviation from Quantum Mechanics’ Predictions for Bell’s Experiment |
title_sort | proposal to test a transient deviation from quantum mechanics’ predictions for bell’s experiment |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8700000/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34945896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23121589 |
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