The Violation of Bell's Inequality in a Deterministic but Nonlocal Model

This thesis investigates the violation of Bell's Inequality through the use of nonlocal measurement schemes as encapsulated in a quasi-deterministic toy model. This toy model, called the Q Box, is reminiscent of Mermin's Box in that it describes a system that appears to be deterministic yet produces the statistics of a quantum type system. [1] The workings of the Q Box are detailed both as a thought experiment and as a computer simulation. Nonlocal measurement protocols similar to those which generate a violation of Bell's Inequality in the Q Box are also applied to Mermin's Box, with comparable results. [1] N.D. Mermin, "Bringing home the atomic world: Quantum mysteries for anybody," Am. J. Phys. 49: 940-943 (1981). N. David Mermin, Am. J. Phys. 58:731-734 (1990).

Name thesis:degree_name

MS

Grantor dc:publisher

Brigham Young University - Provo

Author dc:creator

• Magleby, Stephanie Allred

• quantum
• nonlocal
• measurement
• David Mermin
• Mermin's box
• Q Box
• Bell's Inequality
• Bell's Theorem
• Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Physics

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-1363