Abstract
We demonstrate a simple contradiction of naive deterministic theories with quantum mechanics by showing that the spin components cannot have deterministic values for many values of the total spin of a particle. Using a theorem in number theory, we work out the complete set of spin values which display such properties. The fact that the set is infinite should prompt some modifications in the usual statement about achieving the classical limit when the value of angular momentum becomes very large.
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