Derivation of Bell's locality condition from the relativity of simultaneity

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that Bell's locality condition can be derived from the relativity of simultaneity, showing that most hidden variable theories are incompatible with experimental results confirming quantum nonlocality.

Contribution

The paper derives Bell's locality condition from relativity principles, linking quantum nonlocality to special relativity and ruling out many hidden variable theories.

Findings

Bell's locality condition can be derived from relativity of simultaneity.

Most hidden variable theories are incompatible with Aspect experiment results.

Hidden variables theories are generally forbidden by relativistic considerations.

Abstract

One way to deal with the fact that many versions of reality simultanenously exist in the wave function is to suppose there are hidden variables that single out one version for perception. Bell showed theoretically and the Aspect experiment confirmed that there could be no hidden variable theory which satisfied a locality condition. We show here that the locality condition can be derived from the well-established principle of the relativity of simultaneity. Thus virtually all hidden variable theories, not just obviously local ones, are in conflict with the results of the Aspect experiment and are therefore forbidden.