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Coexistence of CHSH Nonlocality and KCBS Contextuality in a Single Quantum State

Quantum Physics 2026-04-07 v1

Abstract

Contextuality and nonlocality are distinct manifestations at the foundation of quantum mechanics, yet their coexistence within a single quantum state remains subtle. In a hybrid CHSH--KCBS scenario involving the entanglment of a qubit and a qutrit, the qutrit supports the KCBS contextuality test, and the CHSH nonlocality arises from correlations between the qubit and qutrit. Here, we derive the analytical closed-form expressions for both inequalities and also simulate this physics on a quantum circuit. We show that contextuality is governed solely by a population parameter p2p_2, associated with the occupation of the qutrit subsystem in the 2|2\rangle level, which plays a distinguished role in the KCBS structure. In contrast, nonlocality depends irreducibly on coherence, involving both amplitudes and phases encoded in parameters (Xi,Yi)(X_i, Y_i). This separation of physical resources reveals parameter regimes that optimize KCBS violation while suppress CHSH violation, and vice versa. As a result, the optimal regions do not overlap, and coexistence is restricted to a narrow intermediate regime in parameter space.

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@article{arxiv.2604.04816,
  title  = {Coexistence of CHSH Nonlocality and KCBS Contextuality in a Single Quantum State},
  author = {Khai Nguyen and Duc M. Doan and Hung Q. Nguyen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.04816},
  year   = {2026}
}

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