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Discord and non-classicality in probabilistic theories

Quantum Physics 2012-09-13 v1

Abstract

Quantum discord quantifies non-classical correlations in quantum states. We introduce discord for states in causal probabilistic theories, inspired by the original definition proposed in Ref. [17]. We show that the only probabilistic theory in which all states have null discord is classical probability theory. Non-null discord is then not just a quantum feature, but a generic signature of non-classicality.

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@article{arxiv.1112.5066,
  title  = {Discord and non-classicality in probabilistic theories},
  author = {Paolo Perinotti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.5066},
  year   = {2012}
}

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5 pages, revtex style

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