Quantum nonlocality as an axiom

1994/03/01 by Sandu Popescu, Daniel Rohrlich · 1,608 citations
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Axiom #Axiom of choice #Causality (physics) #Computer science #Determinism #Epistemology #Indeterminism #Mathematics #Philosophy #Philosophy of science #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum entanglement #Quantum mechanics #Quantum nonlocality #Set theory #Theoretical physics

paper · doi:10.1007/bf02058098

published in Foundations of Physics 24(3), 379-385 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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