Lorentz-Invariant, Retrocausal, and Deterministic Hidden Variables

@article{Drezet2019LorentzInvariantRA,
  title={Lorentz-Invariant, Retrocausal, and Deterministic Hidden Variables},
  author={Aur{\'e}lien Drezet},
  journal={Foundations of Physics},
  year={2019}
}
  • A. Drezet
  • Published 17 April 2019
  • Mathematics, Physics
  • Foundations of Physics
We review several no-go theorems attributed to Gisin and Hardy, Conway and Kochen purporting the impossibility of Lorentz-invariant deterministic hidden-variable model for explaining quantum nonlocality. Those theorems claim that the only known solution to escape the conclusions is either to accept a preferred reference frame or to abandon the hidden-variable program altogether. Here we present a different alternative based on a foliation dependent framework adapted to deterministic hidden… 
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