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The EPR Paradox of Quantum Mechanics in the Light of Four Unpublished Letters between A. Einstein and the Mathematician J. L. B. Cooper, Reproduced in Full and Examined

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents correspondence between Albert Einstein and the mathematical analyst J. L. B. Cooper on the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox of quantum theory published in 1935. Two letters written by Cooper, and the replies from Einstein, all written between October and December 1949, are retyped and added as facsimiles. The lack of agreement, arising from very different points of view, is analysed, taking into account the complex underlying mathematical and physical factors that arise naturally in connection with the EPR paradox.

Source: Results in Mathematics

DOI: 10.1007/s00025-025-02573-5

Authors: P. L. Butzer, D. E. Edmunds, G. Roepstorff, G. Schmeisser, R. L. Stens

Institutions: RWTH Aachen University, University of Sussex, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090

Funders: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, RWTH Aachen University