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How the EPR paradox was finally put to the test

Original: The EPR paradox (1935) argued that quantum mechanics was incomplete. In 1964, John Bell showed the question could be tes

The 1935 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox argued that quantum mechanics was incomplete. In 1964, John Bell showed the question could be tested experimentally. Experiments between 1972 and 2015, including a Delft test measuring entangled electron spins 1.3 kilometres apart, found correlations that no local hidden variable theory can explain, settling the debate in favour of quantum mechanics.

Why now: Ongoing public interest in quantum entanglement and its landmark experimental confirmations.

Albert EinsteinJohn BellDelft University of Technology

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• The EPR paradox (1935) argued that quantum mechanics was incomplete. In 1964, John Bell showed the question could be tested. Experiments from 1972 to 2015, including the Delft test with electron spins 1.3 km apart, found correlations no local hidden variable theory can… · psyll · 4

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