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Reality Does Not Shine, It Twinkles
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Reality Does Not Shine, It Twinkles

Abstract

Arguments have been made that the violation of the CHSH and similar inequalities shows that reality at the quantum level must be non-local. The derivation of Bell inequality is re-examined, and it is shown that violations of these inequalities merely demonstrate the existence of contextuality—they say nothing about the causal influences underlying such contextuality. It is argued that contextual systems do not possess enduring (propositional) properties, merely contingent properties. An example of a classical situation is presented: a two-player co-operative game, the random variables of which are consistently connected in the sense of Dzhafarov, which is contextual, and violates the CHSH inequality. In fact, it also violates the Tsirel’son bound. The key is that this system is generated, and its properties are disposed of, not determined.

Authors

Sulis W

Journal

Quantum Reports, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 609–624

Publisher

MDPI

Publication Date

December 1, 2023

DOI

10.3390/quantum5040040

ISSN

2624-960X

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