# Opposition to quanatum mechanics?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-quanatum-mechanics/756976 "2016-06-09T23:03:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-quanatum-mechanics/756976/52 "2016-06-12T05:40:51Z")

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By the way, I think that the [three-photon GHZ experiment](http://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~quopt/ghz.pdf) leads to a simpler example of quantum weirdness than Bell’s Theorem. I mentioned it in an earlier thread:

> [@Please explain Bell's theorem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-bells-theorem/713399/24):
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> …  
> In the GHZ experiment, an H’/V’ test is performed on one photon.  
> If it is H’, the other photons will match each other if both are submitted to an H’/V’ test; but they will mismatch if both are submitted to an L/R test.  
> If it is V’, the other photons will mismatch each other if both are submitted to an H’/V’ test; but they will match if both are submitted to an L/R test.
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> _ **Given these results, all 64 possible settings of the 6 “hidden” bits are impossible** _, no probabilistic argument is needed – all the probabilities must be zero.

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