Title :
Macroscopic local realism incompatible with quantum mechanics: failure of local realism where measurements give macroscopic uncertainties
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We define the premise of "macroscopic local realism" so that its failure is more surprising than failure of the local realism addressed previously. Macroscopic local realism is a premise stating the following. If one can predict the result of a measurement at A by performing a simultaneous measurement on a spatially separated system B, then the result of the measurement at A is predetermined but described by an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen "element of reality," which has an indeterminacy in each of its possible values, so that only values macroscopically different to those predicted are excluded.
Keywords :
fluctuations; indeterminancy; photon counting; probability; Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen element of reality; indeterminacy; macroscopic local realism; macroscopic uncertainties; photon counting; quantum mechanics; simultaneous measurement; spatially separated system; Measurement uncertainty; Mechanical variables measurement; Microscopy; Noise generators; Optimized production technology; Phase measurement; Physics; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-608-7