A deterministic model that accounts for the statistical behavior of random samples of identical particles is presented. The model is based on some nonmeasurable distribution of spin values in all directions. The mathematical existence of such distributions is proved by set-theoretical techniques, and the relation between these distributions and observed frequencies is explored within an appropriate extension of probability theory. The relation between quantum mechanics and the model is specified. The model is shown to be consistent with known polarization phenomena and the existence of macroscopic magnetism. Finally the possibility of a thought experiment which indicates a deviation from the predictions of quantum mechanics is described.

• Received 6 July 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.27.2316