Overlooked local interactions in the EPR Paradox

TL;DR

This paper challenges traditional views of the EPR paradox by emphasizing the role of local interactions in entangled systems and proposing a new perspective on quantum correlations and the nature of electric fields.

Contribution

It introduces the importance of local interactions in entangled states and offers a novel explanation for quantum correlations and electric fields, addressing overlooked aspects of the EPR paradox.

Findings

Local interactions affect post-measurement states in entangled systems.

Correlations are consistent with relativistic principles.

Electric fields are determined by quantum state configurations, not just measurements.

Abstract

Five objections to the conventional arguments underlying the EPR \enquote{paradox} are presented. It is shown that for entangled subsystems the formation of the post-measurement state necessarily involves local interactions affecting both subsystems, contradicting standard EPR assumptions. Correlations between measurements by remote apparatuses are shown to be consistent with relativistic principles. For entangled eigenstates of total momentum or total spin, eliminating redundant degrees of freedom in analogy with generalized Hamiltonian dynamics prevents the emergence of the EPR \enquote{paradox}. A different paradox is identified for a quantum charged particle, whose electric field is shown to be determined by potential configurations encoded in the quantum state rather than by actual measurement events.