I’ve long been fascinated by how Bell Tests “rule out” hidden variables but I’m never able to explain it in casual conversation because it takes me personally a long time to digest the full logic. I’ve seen Scott Aaronson’s setup (done in more detail here) but it takes some time to fully believe the upper bound on a deterministic strategies’ success, especially when it’s arguing for something potentially hard to believe.
I really like the explanation given in the “Local Hidden Variables” section of this article. I think the full setup can fit in one’s head and one can just point at the picture instead of needing to write down any math.
Why naive determinism is suspect
I’ve long been fascinated by how Bell Tests “rule out” hidden variables but I’m never able to explain it in casual conversation because it takes me personally a long time to digest the full logic. I’ve seen Scott Aaronson’s setup (done in more detail here) but it takes some time to fully believe the upper bound on a deterministic strategies’ success, especially when it’s arguing for something potentially hard to believe.
I really like the explanation given in the “Local Hidden Variables” section of this article. I think the full setup can fit in one’s head and one can just point at the picture instead of needing to write down any math.