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Exploring Inequality Violations by Classical Hidden Variables Numerically

Quantum Physics 2013-09-17 v1

Abstract

There are increasingly suggestions for computer simulations of quantum statistics which try to violate Bell type inequalities via classical, common cause correlations. The Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) inequality is very robust. However, we argue that with the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen setup, the CHSH is inferior to the Bell inequality, although and because the latter must assume anti-correlation of entangled photon singlet states. We simulate how often quantum behavior violates both inequalities, depending on the number of photons. Violating Bell 99% of the time is argued to be an ideal benchmark. We present hidden variables that violate the Bell and CHSH inequalities with 50% probability, and ones which violate Bell 85% of the time when missing 13% anti-correlation. We discuss how to present the quantum correlations to a wide audience and conclude that, when defending against claims of hidden classicality, one should demand numerical simulations and insist on anti-correlation and the full amount of Bell violation. This preprint version adds a section on realisms and shows the actual programs with output.

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@article{arxiv.1308.6752,
  title  = {Exploring Inequality Violations by Classical Hidden Variables Numerically},
  author = {Sascha Vongehr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.6752},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

19 pages, 6 figures, extended preprint version with added appendix. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1207.5294

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