New Method of Obtaining the Kochen-Specker Theorem

Koji Nagata*, Tadao Nakamura, Ahmed Farouk

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Abstract

We derive a new type of no-hidden-variable theorem based on the assumptions proposed by Kochen and Specker. We consider N spin-1/2 systems. The hidden results of measurement are either $$+1$$ or $$-1$$ (in $$\hbar /2$$ unit). We derive some proposition concerning a quantum expected value under an assumption about the existence of the Bloch sphere in N spin-1/2 systems. However, the hidden variables theory violates the proposition with a magnitude that grows exponentially with the number of particles. Therefore, we have to give up either the existence of the Bloch sphere or the hidden variables theory. Also we discuss a two-dimensional no-hidden-variables theorem of the KS type. Especially, we systematically describe our assertion based on more mathematical analysis using raw data in a thoughtful experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Big Data
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages273-290
Number of pages18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in Big Data
Volume33
ISSN (Print)2197-6503
ISSN (Electronic)2197-6511

Keywords

  • 03.65.Ca (Formalism)
  • 03.65.Ta (Quantum measurement
  • 03.65.Ud (Quantum non locality)

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