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Local Realism in Physics

In classical physics three fundamental assumptions about the nature of reality undergird our view of the world, which together comprise what is called local realism. First, the assumption that real things exist regardless of whether or not we observe them. Second, the assumption that we can legitimately reach general conclusions from consistent observations and experiments. Third, the assumption that no form of matter or energy can propagate faster than the speed of light.

These classical physical assumptions - and the local realistic view of the world drawn from them - are challenged by results of the EPR family of experiments in quantum physics and tests of Bell's inequality theorem, which confirm predictions of quantum theory.

Web Resources On Local Realism in Physics

Local realism and the crucial experiment
Quantum Nonlocality versus Local Realism

Book Resources On Local Realism in Physics

Bell's theorem and the experiments: Increasing empirical support for local realism? by E. Santos (article)
The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics and Matters of the Mind by Robert Nadequ and Menas Kafatos
The Emerging Physics of Consciousness by Jack A. Tuszynski, Ed.

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