A Proof of Bell's Inequality in Quantum Mechanics Using Causal interactions

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 329-335

  Robins, James M ^a   Vanderweele, Tyler J ^a   Gill, Richard D ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interactions; Interference; Local reality; Quantum physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921445308     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: 14679469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjos.12089     Document Type: Article

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