On the Einstein-podolsky-rosen Proof of the 'incompleteness' of Quantum Mechanics
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It is shown that the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen conclusion concerning the 'incom-pleteness' of Quantum Mechanics does not follow from the results of their proposed gedanken experiment, but is rather stated as a premise. If it were possible to perform the experiment it would, in fact, show that Quantum Mechanics is 'complete' for the observables discussed. Because, however, of the non square-integrable nature of the wave function, the proposed experiment gives vanishing probabilities for measurements performed in finite intervals of configuration or momentum space. Hence no conclusion as to the 'completeness', or otherwise, of Quantum Mechanics can be drawn from the experiment.
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