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Bell inequalities from group actions of single-generator groups

Quantum Physics 2014-12-30 v1

Abstract

We study a method of generating Bell inequalities by using group actions of single-generator abelian groups. Two parties, Alice and Bob, each make one of M possible measurements on a system, with each measurement having K possible outcomes. The probabilities for the outcomes of these measurements are P(a_j = k, b_{j'}=k'), where j,j' are in the set {1,2,... M} and k,k' are in the set {0,1,... K-1}. The sums of some subsets of these probabilities have upper bounds when the probabilities result from a local, realistic theory that can be violated if the probabilities come from quantum mechanics. In our case the subsets of probabilities are generated by a group action, in particular, a representation of a single-generator group acting on product states in a tensor-product Hilbert space. We show how this works for several cases, including M=2, K=3, and general M, K=2. We also discuss the resulting inequalities in terms of nonlocal games.

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@article{arxiv.1412.7940,
  title  = {Bell inequalities from group actions of single-generator groups},
  author = {V. Ugur Guney and Mark Hillery},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.7940},
  year   = {2014}
}