Macroscopic elements of reality and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox

被引:11
作者
Reid, MD
机构
[1] Physics Department, University of Queensland, St Lucia
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QUANTUM AND SEMICLASSICAL OPTICS | 1997年 / 9卷 / 03期
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10.1088/1355-5111/9/3/015
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We consider a new version of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox in which the measurements have limited accuracy, so that a photon number is specified only to plus or minus a macroscopic number-of photons. In our example the minimum quantum uncertainty product for the two relevant conjugate quantities is itself a macroscopic photon number. This new version of the EPR situation is stronger than the original microscopic versions, which were based on the validity, now disproved by Bell experiments, of 'local realism' at a microscopic level. The new version is based on the validity of 'macroscopic local realism', which has to date not been questioned.
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页码:489 / 499
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