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A hidden-variables version of Gisin's theorem

Quantum Physics 2014-10-08 v1

Abstract

It is generally assumed that {\em local realism} represented by a noncontextual and local hidden-variables model in d=4d=4 such as the one used by Bell always gives rise to CHSH inequality B2|\langle B\rangle|\leq 2. On the other hand, the contraposition of Gisin's theorem states that the inequality B2|\langle B\rangle|\leq 2 for arbitrary parameters implies (pure) separable quantum states. The fact that local realism can describe only pure separable quantum states is naturally established in hidden-variables models, and it is quantified by G(a,b)=4[ψP(a)P(b)ψψP(a)1ψψ1P(b)ψ]=0G({\bf a},{\bf b})= 4[\langle \psi|P({\bf a})\otimes P({\bf b})|\psi\rangle-\langle \psi|P({\bf a})\otimes{\bf 1}|\psi\rangle\langle \psi|{\bf 1}\otimes P({\bf b})|\psi\rangle]=0 for any two projection operators P(a)P({\bf a}) and P(b)P({\bf b}). The test of local realism by the deviation of G(a,b)G({\bf a},{\bf b}) from G(a,b)=0G({\bf a},{\bf b})=0 is shown to be very efficient using the past experimental setup of Aspect and his collaborators in 1981.

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@article{arxiv.1410.1702,
  title  = {A hidden-variables version of Gisin's theorem},
  author = {Kazuo Fujikawa and Koichiro Umetsu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.1702},
  year   = {2014}
}

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12 pages, 3 figures

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