John Stewart Bell
physicist · 2 mentions across 2 readings
In this course
Bell developed a theorem proving that no local hidden variable theory can reproduce quantum mechanics' predictions, fundamentally challenging classical notions of locality and separability. In these readings, Bell's work underwrites arguments about entanglement and non-local correlations as demonstrated by Aspect's experiments, suggesting that physical reality itself resists the deterministic, locally-causal frameworks that architecture and systems thinking have traditionally assumed. His theorem thus opens conceptual space for thinking about distributed, acausal, or holistic models relevant to AI systems and emergent complexity.
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