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A generalised framework for non-classicality of states

Quantum Physics 2019-05-21 v2

Abstract

Non-classical probability (along with its underlying logic) is a defining feature of quantum mechanics. A formulation that incorporates them, inherently and directly, would promise a unified description of seemingly different prescriptions of non-classicality of states that have been proposed so far. This paper sets up such a formalism. It is based on elementary considerations, free of ad-hoc definitions, and is completely operational. It permits a systematic construction of non-classicality conditions on states and also to quantify the non-classicality, at the same time. This quantification, as shown for the example of two level systems, can serve as a measure of coherence and can be furthermore, harnessed to obtain a measure for pure state entanglement for coupled two level systems.

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@article{arxiv.1710.04371,
  title  = {A generalised framework for non-classicality of states},
  author = {Soumik Adhikary and Sooryansh Asthana and V. Ravishankar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.04371},
  year   = {2019}
}
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