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On creating values of physical properties nonlocally

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Can a value of a physical property be created instantaneously by a distant act of measurement? This paper develops an answer to that question by reconciling ideas expressed by Bohr in 1958 with the “standard” Copenhagen interpretation. The point of view thereby obtained is then applied to recently described correlation experiments of various sorts.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Physics, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 28352, Laurinburg, North Carolina

    Allen C. Dotson

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Dotson, A.C. On creating values of physical properties nonlocally. Found Phys 25, 1359–1370 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02055335

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