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Observables have no value: a no-go theorem for position and momentum observables

Quantum Physics 2011-11-09 v3

Abstract

A very simple illustration of the Bell-Kochen-Specker contradiction is presented using continuous observables in infinite dimensional Hilbert space. It is shown that the assumption of the \emph{existence} of putative values for position and momentum observables for one single particle is incompatible with quantum mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0603277,
  title  = {Observables have no value: a no-go theorem for position and momentum observables},
  author = {Alberto C. de la Torre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0603277},
  year   = {2011}
}

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6 pages, 1 Latex figure small corrections, refference and comments added