Clauser–Horne inequality
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The Clauser–Horne inequality is a fundamental Bell-type inequality in quantum mechanics used to experimentally test local realism against the predictions of quantum entanglement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bell-type inequality
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concept in quantum foundations ⓘ physical law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
bipartite systems
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photon polarization experiments ⓘ spin-1/2 particle experiments ⓘ two-particle entangled states ⓘ |
| assumes |
freedom of choice of measurement settings
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locality ⓘ realism ⓘ |
| category |
probabilistic inequality in physics
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quantum nonlocality inequality ⓘ |
| characteristic |
does not assume fair sampling
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formulated in terms of detection probabilities ⓘ linear inequality on joint and single detection probabilities ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
CHSH inequality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
original Bell inequality ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of physics
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quantum foundations ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| hasForm | inequality involving P(A,B), P(A,B'), P(A',B), P(A',B'), P(A), P(A'), P(B), P(B') ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
developed after Bell's original inequality
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introduced in the 1970s ⓘ |
| implies | constraints on correlations under local realism ⓘ |
| influenced |
experimental quantum optics
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loophole-free Bell test designs ⓘ |
| motivation |
design experimentally feasible Bell tests
ⓘ
provide a test of local realism independent of detector efficiency assumptions ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John F. Clauser
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Michael A. Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bell test experiments
NERFINISHED
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Bell's theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ CH inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ detection loophole ⓘ hidden variable theories ⓘ local realism ⓘ quantum entanglement ⓘ |
| use |
analyzing experimental data in Bell tests
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closing the detection loophole in Bell experiments ⓘ distinguishing quantum mechanics from local hidden variable theories ⓘ testing local realism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
analysis of EPR-type experiments
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tests of nonlocality in quantum networks ⓘ |
| violatedBy |
maximally entangled photon pairs
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quantum mechanical predictions for entangled states ⓘ |
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