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Kochen-Specker theorem

Kochen-Specker theorem proper noun: a no-go theorem that places certain constraints on the permissible types of hidden-variable theories that try to explain the apparent randomness of quantum mechanics as a deterministic model featuring hidden states. It demonstrates the impossibility of quantum-mechanical observables representing "elements of physical reality".

Proper noun

Kochen-Specker theorem

  1. (quantum mechanics) A no-go theorem that places certain constraints on the permissible types of hidden-variable theories that try to explain the apparent randomness of quantum mechanics as a deterministic model featuring hidden states. It demonstrates the impossibility of quantum-mechanical observables representing "elements of physical reality".

Synonyms of Kochen-Specker theorem

Origin of Kochen-Specker theorem

Proved by John S. Bell in 1966 and by Simon B. Kochen and Ernst Specker in 1967.

Questions about Kochen-Specker theorem

What does Kochen-Specker theorem mean?
Kochen-Specker theorem means a no-go theorem that places certain constraints on the permissible types of hidden-variable theories that try to explain the apparent randomness of quantum mechanics as a deterministic model featuring hidden states. It demonstrates the impossibility of quantum-mechanical observables representing "elements of physical reality".
What part of speech is Kochen-Specker theorem?
Kochen-Specker theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Kochen-Specker theorem in the dictionary

  1. Kochanskis
  2. kochari
  3. kocharis
  4. Kochel
  5. Kochels
  6. Kochen-Specker theorem
  7. Kocher
  8. Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome
  9. Kochers
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  11. Kochevar

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