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Information complementarity in quantum physics

Quantum Physics 2011-12-06 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate that the concept of information offers a more complete description of complementarity than the traditional approach based on observables. We present the first experimental test of information complementarity for two-qubit pure states, achieving close agreement with theory; We also explore the distribution of information in a comprehensive range of mixed states. Our results highlight the strange and subtle properties of even the simplest quantum systems: for example, entanglement can be increased by reducing correlations between two subsystems.

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@article{arxiv.1002.2451,
  title  = {Information complementarity in quantum physics},
  author = {Alessandro Fedrizzi and Bojan Škerlak and Tomasz Paterek and Marcelo P. de Almeida and Andrew G. White},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2451},
  year   = {2011}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures (including supplementary material)

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