Finite Precision Measurement Nullifies the Kochen-Specker Theorem

David A. Meyer
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3751 – Published 8 November 1999
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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 S2, 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-overclassical advantage for information processing can be derived from the Kochen-Specker theorem alone.

  • Received 9 April 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3751

©1999 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

David A. Meyer*

  • Project in Geometry and Physics, Department of Mathematics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0112
  • and Institute for Physical Sciences, Los Alamos, New Mexico

  • *Electronic address: dmeyer@chonji.ucsd.edu

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Vol. 83, Iss. 19 — 8 November 1999

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