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Couplers for Non-Locality Swapping

Quantum Physics 2009-07-15 v2

Abstract

Studying generalized non-local theories brings insight to the foundations of quantum mechanics. Here we focus on non-locality swapping, the analogue of quantum entanglement swapping. In order to implement such a protocol, one needs a coupler that performs the equivalent of quantum joint measurements on generalized `box-like' states. Establishing a connection to Bell inequalities, we define consistent couplers for theories containing an arbitrary amount of non-locality, which leads us to introduce the concepts of perfect and minimal couplers. Remarkably, Tsirelson's bound for quantum non-locality naturally appears in our study.

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@article{arxiv.0812.0758,
  title  = {Couplers for Non-Locality Swapping},
  author = {Paul Skrzypczyk and Nicolas Brunner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.0758},
  year   = {2009}
}

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16 pages, 3 figures

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