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Thus, we are left with a conundrum: we clearly get a CHSH contrast not only greater than 2, but in fact very close to the theoretical value that quantum mechanics predicts. This is, in fact, a validation of the quantum mechanical mathematics: the mathematics is producing the correct result for this kind of experiment. On the other hand, the ''strong'' prevailing view in physics is that ''this cannot be happening'' if the physics involved is "classical"--which our simulated physics very much is. The prevailing view is that experiments similar to ours ''prove'' that "instantaneous action at a distance" is a real thing that exists. One sometimes sees such "proof" touted in the popular media. |
Thus, we are left with a conundrum: we clearly get a CHSH contrast not only greater than 2, but in fact very close to the theoretical value that quantum mechanics predicts. This is, in fact, a validation of the quantum mechanical mathematics: the mathematics is producing the correct result for this kind of experiment. On the other hand, the ''strong'' prevailing view in physics is that ''this cannot be happening'' if the physics involved is "classical"--which our simulated physics very much is. The prevailing view is that experiments similar to ours ''prove'' that "instantaneous action at a distance" is a real thing that exists. One sometimes sees such "proof" touted in the popular media. |
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I leave it to each individual to think about that conundrum and come to their own opinions. |
I leave it to each individual to think about that conundrum and come to their own opinions. I am not a physicist and probably neither are you, so we can think whatever we want, and no one cares. But we likely ''are'' both computer programmers. What we mainly want to do here is demonstrate the use of computers to simulate physical events and analyze the data generated. |
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