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Multiple uncertainty relation for accelerated quantum information

Quantum Physics 2020-11-17 v5 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The uncertainty principle, first introduced by Heisenberg in inertial frames, clearly distinguishes quantum theories from classical mechanics. In non-inertial frames, its information-theoretic expressions, namely entropic uncertainty relations, have been extensively studied through delocalized quantum fields, and localization of the quantum fields were discussed as well. However, infeasibility of measurements applied on a delocalized quantum field due to the finite size of measurement apparatuses is left unexplained. Therefore, physical clarification of a quantum protocol revealing entropic uncertainty relations still needs investigation. Building on advances in quantum field theories and theoretical developments in entropic uncertainty relations, we demonstrate a relativistic protocol of an uncertainty game in the presence of localized fermionic quantum fields inside cavities. Moreover, a novel lower bound for entropic uncertainty relations with multiple quantum memories is given in terms of the Holevo quantity, which implies how acceleration affects uncertainty relations.

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@article{arxiv.2004.09736,
  title  = {Multiple uncertainty relation for accelerated quantum information},
  author = {Chen Qian and Ya-Dong Wu and Jia-Wei Ji and Yunlong Xiao and Barry C. Sanders},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.09736},
  year   = {2020}
}

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9 pages, 3 figures

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