An introduction to QBism with an application to the locality of quantum mechanics

@article{Fuchs2014AnIT,
  title={An introduction to QBism with an application to the locality of quantum mechanics},
  author={Christopher A. Fuchs and N. David Mermin and R. Schack},
  journal={American Journal of Physics},
  year={2014},
  volume={82},
  pages={749-754}
}
We give an introduction to the QBist interpretation of quantum mechanics, which removes the paradoxes, conundra, and pseudo-problems that have plagued quantum foundations for the past nine decades. As an example, we show in detail how this interpretation eliminates “quantum nonlocality.” 
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