Kochen-Specker theorem
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A no-go theorem that places certain constraints on the permissible types of hidden-variable theories that try to explain the apparent randomness of quantum mechanics as a deterministic model featuring hidden states. It demonstrates the impossibility of quantum-mechanical observables representing "elements of physical reality".
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Origin
- Proved by John S. Bell in 1966 and by Simon B. Kochen and Ernst Specker in 1967.
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