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My purpose in this paper is to formulate a general completeness problem for statistical theories, and to show that the quantum theory is complete. It follows as a corollary to the completeness theorem for quantum mechanics that a phase space reconstruction of the quantum statistics is excluded, i.e., there are no ‘hidden variables’ underlying the quantum statistics.
The Heisenberg-Bohr tranquilizing philosophy — or religion? — is so delicately contrived that, for the time being, it provides a gentle pillow for the true believer from which he cannot very easily be aroused. So let him lie there.
Albert Einstein
Research supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, U. S. A.
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Bub, J. (1973). On the Completeness of Quantum Mechanics. In: Hooker, C.A. (eds) Contemporary Research in the Foundations and Philosophy of Quantum Theory. The University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2534-8_1
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