Harnessing Non-convex Quantum Correlations of Independent Qubits
Abstract
Quantum correlations in Bell and prepare-and-measure experiments are central resources for probing nonclassicality and enabling device-based quantum information protocols. In the absence of shared public randomness (i.e., without run-to-run mixing), even qubit correlation sets are typically non-convex, making standard convex characterizations inadequate. Here we derive qubit-specific constraints from uncertainty relations, yielding a state-independent consistency test for observed statistics in both prepare-and-measure and Bell scenarios. The test captures explicit non-convex boundaries in representative correlation families and enables correlation-based device inference by constraining (and sometimes uniquely determining) unitary-invariant measurement parameters even away from extreme points. Moreover, incorporating the inferred qubit constraints as additional conditions in a moment-matrix relaxation strengthens separability tests and can certify entanglement even for Bell-local correlations within the independent-device model. These tools provide a practical route to characterize and leverage low-dimensional quantum devices, including certification, randomness generation, and entanglement verification.
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@article{arxiv.2510.12022,
title = {Harnessing Non-convex Quantum Correlations of Independent Qubits},
author = {Liang-Liang Sun and Xiang Zhou and Chengjie Zhang and Zizhu Wang and Yong-Shun Song and Sixia Yu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12022},
year = {2026}
}