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3 - Schrödinger on EPR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Guido Bacciagaluppi
Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Elise Crull
Affiliation:
City College, City University of New York
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Schrödinger’s reaction to the EPR paper is less widely known than, say, Bohr’s, and yet our analysis shows that it fits rather nicely with contemporary concerns in foundations of quantum mechanics. Taking the lead both from the EPR paper and from Pauli’s remarks in their correspondence, Schrödinger shows that EPR’s locality considerations lead to the assignment of values to all quantum mechanical observables, but that under apparently mild assumptions this then leads to contradictions of the von Neumann type. This dilemma (as he explicitly calls it) is thus similar to more recent debates between nonlocality on the one hand and no-go results on the other (whether through violation of the Bell inequalities, the Kochen–Specker theorem, or what you will). We shall first look at Schrödinger’s fundamental worries in the years leading up to 1935. The chapter then discusses in detail the direct reaction by Schrödinger to EPR. It will, however, not exhaust our discussion of Schrödinger, who is a recurring character in the book, having poked and prodded his peers on EPR during the whole summer and autumn of 1935.

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The Einstein Paradox
The Debate on Nonlocality and Incompleteness in 1935
, pp. 52 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Schrödinger on EPR
  • Guido Bacciagaluppi, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands, Elise Crull, City College, City University of New York
  • Book: The Einstein Paradox
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139028493.005
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  • Schrödinger on EPR
  • Guido Bacciagaluppi, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands, Elise Crull, City College, City University of New York
  • Book: The Einstein Paradox
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139028493.005
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  • Schrödinger on EPR
  • Guido Bacciagaluppi, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands, Elise Crull, City College, City University of New York
  • Book: The Einstein Paradox
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139028493.005
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