Kochen–Specker theorem

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The Kochen–Specker theorem is a foundational result in quantum mechanics showing that it is impossible to assign consistent, noncontextual definite values to all quantum observables, thereby ruling out a broad class of hidden-variable theories.

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instanceOf no-go theorem ⓘ
result in quantum foundations ⓘ
theorem in quantum mechanics ⓘ
appliesTo Hilbert spaces of dimension at least three ⓘ
assumes functional composition principle for value assignments ⓘ
noncontextuality of hidden variables ⓘ
citation S. Kochen and E. P. Specker, Journal of Mathematics and Mechanics 17, 59–87 (1967) ⓘ
concerns contextuality ⓘ
hidden-variable theories ⓘ
projection operators on Hilbert space ⓘ
quantum observables ⓘ
value definiteness ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Switzerland ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo two-dimensional Hilbert spaces ⓘ
field mathematical physics ⓘ
philosophy of physics ⓘ
quantum foundations ⓘ
quantum logic ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
hasConsequence measurement outcomes in quantum mechanics cannot be explained by noncontextual hidden parameters ⓘ
motivates experimental tests of quantum contextuality ⓘ
no global assignment of predetermined outcomes to all measurements is compatible with quantum predictions ⓘ
supports contextual interpretations of quantum theory ⓘ
hasVariant finite-precision versions of the Kochen–Specker theorem ⓘ
state-independent contextuality proofs ⓘ
implies impossibility of assigning noncontextual definite values to all quantum observables ⓘ
value assignments to observables must be contextual ⓘ
influenced development of contextuality-based quantum information protocols ⓘ
philosophical debates on realism in quantum mechanics ⓘ
isTypeOf no-hidden-variables theorem ⓘ
mainClaim Noncontextual hidden-variable theories are incompatible with quantum mechanics in Hilbert spaces of dimension three or greater ⓘ
mathematicalFormulation impossibility of a noncontextual 0–1 valuation on all projections preserving functional relations ⓘ
namedAfter Ernst Specker ⓘ
Simon Kochen ⓘ
originalTitle The problem of hidden variables in quantum mechanics ⓘ
linked to: Bell’s theorem
publicationYear 1967 ⓘ
publishedIn Journal of Mathematics and Mechanics ⓘ
relatedTo Bell's theorem ⓘ
linked to: Bell’s theorem

Gleason's theorem ⓘ
linked to: Gleason’s theorem

contextuality in quantum mechanics ⓘ
nonlocality ⓘ
quantum logic no-go theorems ⓘ
rulesOut global two-valued measures on the projection lattice of a Hilbert space of dimension at least three ⓘ
noncontextual hidden-variable theories ⓘ
status proven ⓘ
usesConcept Boolean homomorphisms on projection lattices ⓘ
lattice of projections of a Hilbert space ⓘ
orthogonality of vectors ⓘ
projection-valued measures ⓘ

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