Conditional probabilities in quantum theory and the tunneling-time controversy

Aephraim M. Steinberg

doi:10.1103/physreva.52.32

Conditional probabilities in quantum theory and the tunneling-time controversy

Physical Review A ◽

10.1103/physreva.52.32 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 32-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 95

Author(s):

Aephraim M. Steinberg

Keyword(s):

Quantum Theory ◽

Tunneling Time ◽

Conditional Probabilities

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Bell’s “Theorem”: loopholes vs. conceptual flaws

Open Physics ◽

10.1515/phys-2017-0088 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 754-761

Author(s):

A. F. Kracklauer

Keyword(s):

Quantum Theory ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Current Theory ◽

Central Point ◽

Bell’S Theorem ◽

Historical Overview ◽

Bell's Theorem ◽

Conditional Probabilities

AbstractAn historical overview and detailed explication of a critical analysis of what has become known as Bell’s Theorem to the effect that, it should be impossible to extend Quantum Theory with the addition of local, real variables so as to obtain a version free of the ambiguous and preternatural features of the currently accepted interpretations is presented. The central point on which this critical analysis, due originally to Edwin Jaynes, is that Bell incorrectly applied probabilistic formulas involving conditional probabilities. In addition, mathematical technicalities that have complicated the understanding of the logical or mathematical setting in which current theory and experimentation are embedded, are discussed. Finally, some historical speculations on the sociological environment, in particular misleading aspects, in which recent generations of physicists lived and worked are mentioned.

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