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Title: Finite precision measurement nullifies the Kochen-Specker theorem
(Submitted on 24 May 1999 (v1), last revised 20 Sep 1999 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Only finite precision measurements are experimentally reasonable, and they cannot distinguish a dense subset from its closure. We show that the rational vectors, which are dense in S^2, can be colored so that the contradiction with hidden variable theories provided by Kochen-Specker constructions does not obtain. Thus, in contrast to violation of the Bell inequalities, no quantum-over-classical advantage for information processing can be derived from the Kochen-Specker theorem alone.
Submission history
From: David Meyer [view email][v1] Mon, 24 May 1999 21:57:07 GMT (11kb)
[v2] Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:05:02 GMT (11kb)