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Bell Inequalities: Many Questions, a Few Answers

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Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle

Part of the book series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science ((WONS,volume 73))

What can be more fascinating than experimental metaphysics, to quote one of Abner Shimony's enlightening expressions? Bell inequalities are at the heart of the study of nonlocality. I present a list of open questions, organised in three categories: fundamental; linked to experiments; and exploring nonlocality as a resource. New families of inequalities for binary outcomes are presented.

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Gisin, N. (2009). Bell Inequalities: Many Questions, a Few Answers. In: Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle. The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9107-0_9

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