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Quelling the concerns of EPR and Bell

Quantum Physics 2014-01-24 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We begin with a review of the famous thought experiment that was proposed by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (EPR) and mathematically formulated by Bell; the outcomes of which challenge the completeness of quantum mechanics and the locality of Nature. We then suggest a reinterpretation of the EPR experiment that utilizes observer complementarity; a concept from quantum gravity which allows spatially separated observers to have their own, independent reference frames. The resulting picture provides a self-consistent resolution of the situation that does not jeopardize causality nor unitarity, nor does it resort to ''spooky'' (non-local) interactions. Our conclusion is that EPR and Bell rely on an overly strong definition of locality that is in conflict with fundamental physics.

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@article{arxiv.1401.5988,
  title  = {Quelling the concerns of EPR and Bell},
  author = {K. L. H. Bryan and A. J. M. Medved},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.5988},
  year   = {2014}
}

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25 pages