We propose a simple test of quantumness which can decide whether for the given set of accessible experimental data the classical model is insufficient. Take two observables A,B such that for any state ψ their mean values satisfy 0≤<ψ∣A∣ψ>≤<ψ∣B∣ψ>≤1. If there exists a state ϕ such that the second moments fulfill the inequality <ϕ∣A2∣ϕ>><ϕ∣B2∣ϕ> then the system cannot be described by the classical probabilistic scheme. An example of an optimal triple (A,B,ϕ) in the case of a qubit is given.
@article{arxiv.0704.1962,
title = {A simple test of quantumness for a single system},
author = {Robert Alicki and Nicholas Van Ryn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.1962},
year = {2012}
}
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3 pages, no figures, corrected typos, text essentially amended