Quantum complementarity
Quantum Physics
2025-10-17 v2
Abstract
We propose an operational definition of complementarity, pinning down the concept originally introduced by Bohr. Two properties of a system are considered complementary if they cannot be simultaneously well defined. We further show that, within quantum theory, this notion is equivalent to the incompatibility of operations -- that is, their inability to be performed simultaneously.
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@article{arxiv.2510.10800,
title = {Quantum complementarity},
author = {Davide Rolino and Paolo Perinotti and Alessandro Tosini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.10800},
year = {2025}
}
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