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Abstract

Bell’s theorem is among the most challenging consequences of quantum mechanics.
In this thesis, the connection between Bell’s theorem and quantum interference is investigated by asking the question, whether Bell’s theorem can be proven on the basis
of two-particle quantum interference. In the first part of this thesis the meaning of
quantum interference and Bell’s Theorem for the discussion about the interpretation
of quantum mechanics is retraced. By considering three major branches of interpretations, the conceptual diculties, which are encountered in the face of quantum
interference and Bell’s theorem, are discussed. In addition, an epistemological argument for the inherent indeterminism of certain quantum mechanical phenomena
is presented. In the second part of this thesis a two-particle quantum interference
thought experiment is developed and it is shown that Bell’s theorem can be proven
from two-particle quantum interference, if certain quantum mechanical phenomena
in the experiment are inherently indeterministic.