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A Stronger Multi-observable Uncertainty Relation

Quantum Physics 2017-05-25 v3

Abstract

Uncertainty relation lies at the heart of quantum mechanics, characterizing the incompatibility of non-commuting observables in the preparation of quantum states. An important question is how to improve the lower bound of uncertainty relation. Here we present a variance-based sum uncertainty relation for NN incompatible observables stronger than the simple generalization of the uncertainty relation for two observables derived by Maccone and Pati [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf113}, 260401 (2014)]. Further comparisons of our uncertainty relation with other related ones for spin-12\frac{1}{2} and spin-11 particles indicate that the obtained uncertainty relation gives a better lower bound.

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@article{arxiv.1701.01072,
  title  = {A Stronger Multi-observable Uncertainty Relation},
  author = {Qiu-Cheng Song and Jun-Li Li and Guang-Xiong Peng and Cong-Feng Qiao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.01072},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Updated version with minor corrections

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