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Limitations imposed by complementarity

Quantum Physics 2020-09-29 v3

Abstract

Complementarity is one of the main features of quantum physics that radically departs from classical notions. Here we consider the limitations that this principle imposes due to the unpredictability of measurement outcomes of incompatible observables. For two-level systems, it is shown that any preparation violating complementarity enables the preparation of a non-signalling box violating Tsirelson's bound. Moreover, these "beyond-quantum" objects could be used to distinguish a plethora of non-orthogonal quantum states and hence enable improved cloning protocols. For higher-dimensional systems the main ideas are sketched.

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@article{arxiv.1406.1710,
  title  = {Limitations imposed by complementarity},
  author = {F. E. S. Steinhoff and M. C. de Oliveira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.1710},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

8 pages, 1 figure. Title change and significant modifications from previous versions, with additional results concerning higher-dimensional systems

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