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Stronger Tests of the Collapse Locality Loophole in Bell Experiments

Quantum Physics 2020-01-08 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Space Physics

Abstract

Several versions of quantum theory assume some form of localized collapse. If measurement outcomes are indeed defined by localized collapses, then a loophole-free demonstration of Bell non-locality needs to ensure space-like separated collapses associated with the measurements of the entangled systems. This collapse locality loophole remains largely untested, with one significant exception probing Diosi's and Penrose's gravitationally induced collapse hypotheses. I describe here techniques that allow much stronger experimental tests. These apply to all the well known types of collapse postulate, including gravitationally induced collapse, spontaneous localization models and Wigner's consciousness-induced collapse.

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@article{arxiv.1807.08791,
  title  = {Stronger Tests of the Collapse Locality Loophole in Bell Experiments},
  author = {Adrian Kent},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.08791},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Further comments and clarifications. Estimates added of collapse times predicted by dynamical collapse models in the Salart et al. experiment