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Wiktionary or Wikipedia cannot be trusted even if we find some information there. Polarizer angles or settings "a" and "b" are not random variables or hidden variables. They can be held fixed throughout the experiment. In simulations we vary "a" and "b" to ge...

The word "hidden" is stuck with us because of historical reasons. Sometimes they are called "supplementary variables" instead of "hidden variables" to prevent misunderstanding. Nothing requires such variables to be hidden. That is why I prefer to call them "initia...

Fred, you have s = a random point on a 2-sphere. So "s" is a hidden variable in your simulation. You can't generate statistics without a hidden variable. Sigma(a), sigma(b), sigma(s1) and sigma(s2) are all observables so s1 and s2 can't be hidden. The cross products (a x s1) and (b x s2) ...

The "hidden variables" saga gets even stranger... EPR was claiming that quantum mechanics is incomplete so it needs hidden variables to complete it. So, why did Bell put hidden variables on a classical mechanics scenario? He did it backwards!!!! :mrgreen: I guess I hijacked Joy's thread e...

The "hidden variables" saga gets even stranger... EPR was claiming that quantum mechanics is incomplete so it needs hidden variables to complete it. So, why did Bell put hidden variables on a classical mechanics scenario? He did it backwards!!!! :mrgreen: I guess I hijacked Joy's thread e...

The "hidden variables" saga gets even stranger... EPR was claiming that quantum mechanics is incomplete so it needs hidden variables to complete it. So, why did Bell put hidden variables on a classical mechanics scenario? He did it backwards!!!!
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Well, the whole problem is "hidden variables" to begin with. Classical mechanics can predict the same as quantum mechanics by using 3 or 7-sphere topology for the EPR scenario. No hidden variables are needed. Bell got tricked by von Neumann. And a whole bunch of idiots got tricked by Bell...

. I have updated this paper again, with a significantly improved presentation: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2302.09519 The abstract now reads: I demonstrate that Bell's theorem is based on circular reasoning and thus a fundamentally flawed argument. It unjustifiably assumes the additivity of expe...

. I have updated this paper again, with a significantly improved presentation: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2302.09519 The abstract now reads: I demonstrate that Bell's theorem is based on circular reasoning and thus a fundamentally flawed argument. It unjustifiably assumes the additivity of expe...

"Hidden variables" are a red herring. Bell screwed up.

Who was it that started the hidden variable nonsense?

. I have written up a new critique of Bell’s theorem: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366943666_Bell's_Theorem_Begs_the_Question It demonstrates that Bell’s theorem assumes its conclusion and thus harbors a logical fallacy (𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘪). While Gleason’s theorem and its corollary vind...

A number of authors have long been arguing that non-locality is an artefact of contextuality. I mention the names Nieuwenhuizen, Khrennikov, de Raedt, Hess, Kupczinski. Here is a new PubPeer discussion on one of Kupczynski's recent works. https://pubpeer.com/publications/8D413565946AE3D4A5BDDAA7112...

A number of authors have long been arguing that non-locality is an artefact of contextuality. I mention the names Nieuwenhuizen, Khrennikov, de Raedt, Hess, Kupczinski. Here is a new PubPeer discussion on one of Kupczynski's recent works. https://pubpeer.com/publications/8D413565946AE3D4A5BDDAA7112...

I found a couple of mistakes in the previous simulation that didn't affect the results but have corrected them here. https://sciphysicsfoundations.com/sims/qm-local61.png https://sciphysicsfoundations.com/sims/qm-local62.png https://sciphysicsfoundations.com/sims/qm-local63.png Typical qpc is now, I...

Thanks to Pierre Leroy, the above simulation has now been done in the C programming language.

http://pierrel5.free.fr/physique/loc_qm ... qm_FD.html

Enjoy!
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kev01 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:13 pm ... Has this forum site become defunct?

Yes and it only has 21 members. But I will keep blogging away on it.
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I have revised the paper for this simulation.

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.22142.25927

Enjoy!
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I have decided to use the native quaternion package in Mathematica for the paper so here is the version for that. https://sciphysicsfoundations.com/sims/qm-local41.png https://sciphysicsfoundations.com/sims/qm-local42.png https://sciphysicsfoundations.com/sims/qm-local43.png Here are the files, http...

Here is the original version simplified a bit. The s_z component is not needed to zero out the imaginary cross product components. Nor is geometric algebra. It is all about quaternion multiplication and when the limits are taken. I'm updating the paper on ResearchGate to match this validation of the...