What is wrong with von Neumann's theorem on "no hidden variables" · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/quant-ph_0408191/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTWhat is wrong with von Neumann's theorem on "no hidden variables" — mentioned by TheOtherHobbeshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17932902urn:hackerpapers:mention:quant-ph_0408191:17932902Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:19:28 GMT<p>According to some views, von Neumann made a Terrible Mistake which set QM back by a decade or two. https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0408191 Of course, not everyone agrees. https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.09305</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/quant-ph_0408191/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-phWhat is wrong with von Neumann's theorem on "no hidden variables" — mentioned by Analemma_https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17906675urn:hackerpapers:mention:quant-ph_0408191:17906675Tue, 04 Sep 2018 04:35:27 GMT<p>Sorry for the confusion, I attempted to simplify the issue for the sake of clarity but apparently only made it worse. You can get a more rigorous explanation of the problem here: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0408191</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/quant-ph_0408191/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-ph