Comment on "Bell's Theorem Versus Local Realism in a Quaternionic Model of Physical Space"

TL;DR

This paper critiques J. Christian's quaternionic model of physical space, identifying critical errors and conflicting models that do not serve as valid counterexamples to Bell's theorem, emphasizing issues with the detection loophole approach.

Contribution

It provides a critical analysis exposing errors and inconsistencies in Christian's model, clarifying that it does not challenge Bell's theorem.

Findings

Christian's models contain critical errors

The models do not serve as valid counterexamples to Bell's theorem

Most of the paper discusses the detection loophole from Pearle (1970)

Abstract

I point out critical errors in the paper "Bell's Theorem Versus Local Realism in a Quaternionic Model of Physical Space" by J. Christian, published in IEEE Access. Christian's paper in fact contains several conflicting models. None of them form counterexamples to Bell's theorem. Most of Christian's paper is devoted to a model based on the detection loophole due to Pearle (1970).