Proposed experiments for detecting contextual hidden variables

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02637v2
• Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:24:12 GMT
• Title: Proposed experiments for detecting contextual hidden variables
• Authors: Konstantinos Papatryfonos, Louis Vervoort,
• Abstract summary: We propose two experiments that could detect contextual hidden variables underlying quantum mechanics.<n>We show that contextual hidden variables are 'physics as usual' if a unification between quantum mechanics and general relativity is possible.
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• Abstract: We propose two quantum experiments - modified Bell tests - that could detect contextual hidden variables underlying quantum mechanics. The experiments are inspired by hydrodynamic pilot-wave systems that mimic a wide range of quantum effects and exhibit a classical analog of contextuality. To justify the experiments, we show that contextual hidden variables are 'physics as usual' if a unification between quantum mechanics and general relativity is possible. Accordingly, contextual theories can bypass Bell's theorem in a way that is both local and non-conspiratorial. We end with a note on the relevance of exploratory experiments in the foundations of quantum physics.

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