Branciard Cyril, Ling Alexander, Gisin Nicolas, Kurtsiefer Christian, Lamas-Linares Antia, Scarani Valerio
Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Phys Rev Lett. 2007 Nov 23;99(21):210407. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.210407. Epub 2007 Nov 21.
Bell's theorem guarantees that no model based on local variables can reproduce quantum correlations. Also, some models based on nonlocal variables, if subject to apparently "reasonable" constraints, may fail to reproduce quantum physics. In this Letter, we introduce a family of inequalities, which use a finite number of measurement settings, and which therefore allow testing Leggett's nonlocal model versus quantum physics. Our experimental data falsify Leggett's model and are in agreement with quantum predictions.
贝尔定理保证了基于局部变量的任何模型都无法重现量子关联。此外,一些基于非局部变量的模型,如果受到明显“合理”的约束,可能无法重现量子物理。在本信函中,我们引入了一族不等式,它们使用有限数量的测量设置,因此可以用于检验莱格特的非局部模型与量子物理。我们的实验数据证伪了莱格特的模型,并与量子预测相符。