What is the role of local realism in quantum mechanics?

[bryan sanctuary]

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I studied at UBC, U of Leiden, in quantum statistical mechanics and kinetic theory. I worked in chemistry at McGill University for many years doing the theory of NMR which involves spin theory. In 1997 I gave up NMR and started to study the EPR paradox. I do not follow the party line because I am a local realist. I will, therefore often play the devil's advocate and promote ideas like:

• QM is a theory of measurement, but not of Nature.
• Entanglement is a property of QM but not of Nature
• QM does not give a complete description of Nature
• The notion of long-distance entanglement is not understood.
• Non-locality, and teleportation, make no rational sense.

My research is to use computer simulation to show an EPR pair violated Bell's Inequalities without entanglement.

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PhysicsForums, Bryan. It's good to have you here.

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