A fundamental scientific assumption called local realism conflicts with certain predictions of quantum mechanics. Those predictions have now been verified, with none of the loopholes that have compromised earlier tests. See Letter p.682
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 52 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.83 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Notes
References
Bell, J. S. Physics 1, 195–200 (1964).
Hensen, B. et al. Nature 526, 682–686 (2015).
Wiseman, H. M. J. Phys. A 47, 424001 (2014).
Freedman, S. J. & Clauser, J. F. Phys. Rev. Lett. 28, 938–941 (1972).
Aspect, A., Dalibard, J. & Roger, G. Phys. Rev. Lett. 49, 1804–1807 (1982).
Weihs, G., Jennewein, T., Simon, C., Weinfurter, H. & Zeilinger, A. Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5039–5043 (1998).
Rowe, M. A. et al. Nature 409, 791–794 (2001).
Giustina, M. et al. Nature 497, 227–230 (2013).
Christensen, B. G. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 130406 (2013).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Related links
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Wiseman, H. Death by experiment for local realism. Nature 526, 649–650 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15631
Published:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15631
