Eur. Phys. J. B 58, 55-59 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2007-00195-2

Reply to comment on “A local realist model for correlations of the singlet state" by M.P. Seevinck and J.-Å. Larsson

¹ Department of Applied Physics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
² EMBD, Vlasakker 21, 2160 Wommelgem, Belgium
³ Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

Corresponding author: ^a h.a.de.raedt@rug.nl

Received: 15 May 2007
Published online: 28 July 2007

Abstract

The general conclusion of Seevinck and Larsson is that our model exploits the so-called coincidence-time loophole and produces sinusoidal (quantum-like) correlations but does not model the singlet state because it does not violate the relevant Bell inequality derived by Larsson and Gill, since in order to obtain the sinusoidal correlations the probability of coincidences in our model goes to zero. In this reply, we refute their arguments that lead to this conclusion and demonstrate that our model can reproduce results of photon and ion-trap experiments with frequencies of coincidences that are not in conflict with the observations.