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SUMMARY:Bell’s Theorem\, Clifford’s Algebra\, and Einstein’s Reality
  - Joy Christian
DTSTART:20080212T200000Z
DTEND:20080212T210000Z
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CONTACT:Daniel Guetta
DESCRIPTION:It is widely believed that Einstein’s motivations for reject
 ing quantum theory as a fundamental physical theory has long been undermin
 ed by Bell’s theorem. Einstein rejected quantum theory as a fundamental 
 physical theory because\, as he put it\, it “cannot be reconciled with t
 he idea that physics should represent a reality in time and space\, free f
 rom spooky actions at a distance.” On the other hand\, Bell’s theorem 
 is believed to have proved that\, let alone quantum theory\, no physical t
 heory can be reconciled with the idea of local reality demanded by Einstei
 n. It turns out\, however\, that\, by refining the system of numbers used 
 by Bell to represent the elements of physical reality\, his theorem can be
  rendered irrelevant for the notion of local reality. I will demonstrate t
 his fact by means of an explicit counterexample to Bell’s theorem\, base
 d on a generalized system of directed numbers developed by Grassmann\, Cli
 fford\, and Hestenes. This opens up the possibility of a fully determinist
 ic\, local\, and realistic underpinning of the quantum phenomena.
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road
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