Bell Inequality — CHSH Test of Quantum Entanglement
Alice and Bob each choose a measurement angle. For an entangled singlet |ψ⁻⟩, quantum mechanics predicts E(a,b)=−cos(a−b). The CHSH inequality S=|E(a,b)−E(a,b′)+E(a′,b)+E(a′,b′)|≤2 is violated by QM up to 2√2≈2.828.
Measurement Angles (degrees)
Experiment
Results
E(a,b) —
E(a,b′) —
E(a′,b) —
E(a′,b′) —
CHSH S —
Run experiment
Classical bound: S ≤ 2
Quantum maximum: S = 2√2 ≈ 2.828 (Tsirelson bound)
Singlet: E(θ) = −cos(θ)