Are Bell’s conditions for local realism general enough?
Abstract Bell conditions for local realism are critically revisited. In particular for optical experiments I criticize Bell’s proposed response of detectors to signals as extremely idealized. More physical conditions are proposed, whence a realistic local model of an optical experiment is possible which violates the Clauser–Horne (Bell) inequality. The possibility rests on the existence of a coincidence-time loophole in the experiments.
Authors
- Emilio Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-1965)
Institutions
- Universidad de Cantabria (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The European Physical Journal Plus
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07010-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25