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Reconsidering Mermin’s “In Praise of Measurement”

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We critically analyze a recent paper by D. Mermin and we compare his statements with Bell’s position on the problems he is discussing.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Trieste, The Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy

    GianCarlo Ghirardi

  2. Istituto nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    GianCarlo Ghirardi

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It is a pleasure for me to dedicate this paper to Prof. Pekka Lathi on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

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Ghirardi, G. Reconsidering Mermin’s “In Praise of Measurement”. Found Phys 38, 1011–1019 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-008-9248-7

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