文档介绍:QUANTUM NON-LOCALITY AND RELATIVITY
For Vishnya, who always believed in it
Quantum Non-Locality and
Re1at ivi ty
Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics
Tim Maudlin
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First published 1994
Reprinted 1995, 1997
Second edition 2002
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Contents
Preface to First Edition vi
Preface to Second Edition X
Introduction 1
Bell’s Theorem: The Price of Locality 6
Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme 24
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