Eistein-Podolski-Rosen paradox, non-commuting operator, complete wavefunction and entanglement
Abstract
Einstein, Podolski and Rosen (EPR) have shown that any wave function (subject to the Schr\"odinger equation) can describe the physical reality completely, and any two observables associated to two non-commuting operators can have simultaneous reality. In contrast, quantum theory claims that the wave function can capture the physical reality completely, and the physical quantities associated to two non-commuting operators cannot have simultaneous reality. The above contradiction is known as the EPR paradox. Here, we unambiguously expose that there is a hidden assumption made by EPR, which gives rise to this famous paradox. Putting the assumption right this time leads us not to the paradox, but only reinforces the correctness of the quantum theory. However, it is shown here that the entanglement phenomenon between two physically separated particles (they were entangled prior to separation) can only be proven to exist with a "proper" measurement.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1205.2734,
title = {Eistein-Podolski-Rosen paradox, non-commuting operator, complete wavefunction and entanglement},
author = {Andrew Das Arulsamy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.2734},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
To be published in Pramana Journal of Physics