The inadequacy of effective incoherence interpretations of quantum theory, as demonstrated by analysis of EPR measurements

Interpretations of quantum theory which use effective incoherence are criticised, using analysis of EPR experiments, and studying actual rather than idealised distributions of results. It is shown that such interpretations are inconsistent; some of their consequences neither duplicate the prediction...

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Published in:Physics letters. A 1996-01, Vol.211 (1), p.5-11
Main Authors: Home, D., Whitaker, M.A.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Interpretations of quantum theory which use effective incoherence are criticised, using analysis of EPR experiments, and studying actual rather than idealised distributions of results. It is shown that such interpretations are inconsistent; some of their consequences neither duplicate the predictions of collapse, nor agree with empirically testable aspects of the quantum formalism.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/0375-9601(95)00917-5