Better than Bell: The GHZM Effect

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The forum discussion highlights the significance of Sidney Coleman's lecture on the GHZM effect, which simplifies the understanding of Bell's Inequality in quantum mechanics. The discussion emphasizes the contributions of Greenberger, Horne, and Zeilinger, along with Mermin's paper that further clarifies these concepts. Users found the combination of Coleman's lecture and Mermin's paper essential for grasping the complexities of quantum mechanics compared to classical mechanics. The resources provided are recommended for anyone struggling with these advanced topics.

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I wanted to point out some links I found hugely useful and mind expanding. Apologies if this has been posted before (I did search for GHZM).

I've always found my eyes glazing over when trying to follow the derivation of Bell's Inequality, so I was very impressed when I saw this Sidney Coleman lecture.

http://media.physics.harvard.edu/video/index.php?id=SidneyColeman_QMIYF.flv

He describes an experimental arrangement that greatly simplifies the situation and makes the difference between Classical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics as stark as possible. This is based on the work of Greenberger, Horne and Zeilinger with further simplication by Mermin in this paper (PDF):

http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/examples/QM/mermin_ajp_58_731_90.pdf

Sidney's explanation is a bit quick, so I didn't really get it until reading the paper and then going back to the video.

The rest of Coleman's talk is mindblowing as well.
 
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