Reconsidering Mermin’s “In Praise of Measurement”

Foundations of Physics 38 (11):1011-1019 (2008)
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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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10.1007/s10701-008-9248-7

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