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A hidden variables model complying with the simplest form of Local Realism was recently introduced, which reproduces Quantum Mechanics' predictions for an even ideally perfect Bell's experiment. This is possible thanks to the use of a…

General Physics · Physics 2022-06-07 Alejandro Hnilo

Bell's inequality was originally derived under the assumption that experimenters are free to select detector settings independently of any local "hidden variables" that might affect the outcomes of measurements on entangled particles. This…

We present a source of entangled photons that violates a Bell inequality free of the "fair-sampling" assumption, by over 7 standard deviations. This violation is the first experiment with photons to close the detection loophole, and we…

Bell inequalities reveal the fundamentally nonlocal character of quantum mechanics. In this regard, one of the interesting problems is to explore all possible Bell inequalities that demonstrate a gap between local and nonlocal quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-10 Palash Pandya , Shubhayan Sarkar , Remigiusz Augusiak

Bell experiment in the network gives rise to a form of quantum nonlocality which is conceptually different from traditional multipartite Bell nonlocality. Conventional multipartite Bell experiment features a single source that distributes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-09 Sneha Munshi , A. K. Pan

Statistical tests are needed to determine experimentally whether a hypothetical theory based on local realism can be an acceptable alternative to quantum mechanics. It is impossible to rule out local realism by a single test, as often…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-26 Asher Peres

Bell non-local correlations cannot be naturally explained in a fixed causal structure. This serves as a motivation for considering models where no global assumption is made beyond logical consistency. The assumption of a fixed causal order…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-04-06 Ämin Baumeler , Stefan Wolf

We propose an optimal numerical test for genuine multipartite nonlocality based on linear programming. In particular, we consider two non-equivalent models of local hidden variables, namely the Svetlichny and the no-signaling bilocal model.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-28 Mahasweta Pandit , Artur Barasinski , Istvan Marton , Tamas Vertesi , Wieslaw Laskowski

Bell's Theorem requires any theory which obeys the technical definitions of Free Choice and Local Causality to satisfy the Bell inequality. Invariant set theory is a finite theory of quantum physics which violates the Bell inequality…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 T. N. Palmer

In a recent article Giustina et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 250401 (2015)] report on an advanced Bell experiment, simultaneously closing loopholes for local hidden-variable theories. The authors claim that 'local realism' has been refuted,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-08 Louis Vervoort

The universe is not locally realistic. Abandoning causality often appears more palatable than giving up on realism. This paper proposes two novel experimental setups to test realism's failure using the conservation of electric charge. The…

General Physics · Physics 2025-07-04 Victor Atanasov

The Bell inequalities in three and four correlations are re-derived in general forms showing that three and four data sets, respectively, identically satisfy them regardless of whether they are random, deterministic, measured, predicted, or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Louis Sica

Experiments motivated by Bell's theorem have led some physicists to conclude that quantum theory is nonlocal. However, the theoretical basis for such claims is usually taken to be Bell's Theorem, which shows only that if certain predictions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Henry P. Stapp

The assumption of a deterministic local hidden variable model constrains the experimentally accessible statistics in a Bell experiment to be contained in the Bell-local polytope. But what if the outputs for only a subset of the measurements…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-30 Marwan Haddara , Howard M. Wiseman , Eric G. Cavalcanti

The ability to produce random numbers that are unknown to any outside party is crucial for many applications. Device-independent randomness generation does not require trusted devices and therefore provides strong guarantees of the security…

Experimental tests of Bell-type inequalities distinguishing between quantum mechanics and local realistic theories remain of considerable interest if performed on massive particles, for which no conclusive result has yet been obtained. Only…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-04-09 M. Iannuzzi , R. Messi , D. Moricciani , A. Orecchini , F. Sacchetti

Device-independent certifications employ Bell tests to guarantee the proper functioning of an apparatus from the sole knowledge of observed measurement statistics, i.e. without assumptions on the internal functioning of the devices. When…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-04 Davide Orsucci , Jean-Daniel Bancal , Nicolas Sangouard , Pavel Sekatski

We have constructed and run a Bell test of local realism focusing on the objectivity criterion. The objectivity means that the outcomes are confirmed macroscopically by a few observers at each party. The IBM Quantum and IonQ devices turn…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-27 Adam Bednorz , Josep Batle , Tomasz Białecki , Jarosław K. Korbicz

This paper discusses a possible resolution of the nonobjectivity-nonlocality dilemma in quantum mechanics in 'the light of experimental tests of the Bell inequality for two entangled photons and a Bell-like inequality for a single neutron.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-30 Andrei Khrennikov

By assuming a deterministic evolution of quantum systems and taking realism into account, we carefully build a hidden variable theory for Quantum Mechanics based on the notion of ontological states proposed by 't Hooft. We view these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-04 Natalia Sánchez-Kuntz , Eduardo Nahmad-Achar