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A simple test of quantumness for a single system

Quantum Physics 2012-10-26 v3

Abstract

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 A,B such that for any state ψ\psi their mean values satisfy 0<ψAψ><ψBψ>10\leq <\psi|A|\psi>\leq <\psi|B|\psi>\leq 1. If there exists a state ϕ\phi such that the second moments fulfill the inequality <ϕA2ϕ>><ϕB2ϕ><\phi|A^2|\phi> ><\phi|B^2|\phi> then the system cannot be described by the classical probabilistic scheme. An example of an optimal triple (A,B,ϕ)(A,B,\phi) in the case of a qubit is given.

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@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}
}

Comments

3 pages, no figures, corrected typos, text essentially amended