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Local realism and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox. On concrete new tests

1980; American Physical Society; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevd.22.1352

1538-4500

Lawrence S. Bartell,

Biofield Effects and Biophysics

Bohm's spin polarization modification of the paradox of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen has served as the basis for numerous analyses of the roles of hidden variables and Einstein locality in quantum mechanics. The present note points out how corresponding analyses can be carried out on the original formulation of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) in terms of observations of position and momentum. Concrete conceptual experiments are proposed to furnish tangible illustrations of EPR tests of reality, and a position-momentum variant of Bell's inequality is formulated. Implications regarding joint measurements of position and momentum, delayed choice experiments, and superluminal communication are discussed briefly.