The Kochen-Specker and Conway-Kochen Theorems

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This essay provides an analysis of two important theorems that arise in the context of quantum mechanics: the Kochen-Specker theorem, which challenges the existence of hidden variable theories; and the Conway-Kochen theorem, which can be seen as an improvement over the Kochen-Specker theorem, but instead focuses on challenging determinism.

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Ahmed Barbar
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The Problem of Hidden Variables in Quantum Mechanics.Simon Kochen & E. P. Specker - 1967 - Journal of Mathematics and Mechanics 17:59--87.
Are we free to break the laws?David Lewis - 1981 - Theoria 47 (3):113-21.

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