The EPR Paradox of Quantum Mechanics in the Light of Four Unpublished Letters between A. Einstein and the Mathematician J. L. B. Cooper, Reproduced in Full and Examined

Butzer PL, Edmunds DE, Roepstorff G, Schmeißer G, Stens RL (2026)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2026

Journal

Results in Mathematics Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 81

Article Number: 49

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1007/s00025-025-02573-5

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.

Authors with CRIS profile

Gerhard Schmeißer Department Mathematik

Involved external institutions

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen DE Germany (DE) University of Sussex GB United Kingdom (GB)

How to cite

APA:

Butzer, P.L., Edmunds, D.E., Roepstorff, G., Schmeißer, G., & Stens, R.L. (2026). The EPR Paradox of Quantum Mechanics in the Light of Four Unpublished Letters between A. Einstein and the Mathematician J. L. B. Cooper, Reproduced in Full and Examined. Results in Mathematics, 81(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-025-02573-5

MLA:

Butzer, P. L., et al. "The EPR Paradox of Quantum Mechanics in the Light of Four Unpublished Letters between A. Einstein and the Mathematician J. L. B. Cooper, Reproduced in Full and Examined." Results in Mathematics 81.2 (2026).

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