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Quantum correlations in time

Quantum Physics 2020-12-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We investigate quantum correlations in time in different approaches. We assume that temporal correlations should be treated in an even-handed manner with spatial correlations. We compare the pseudo-density matrix formalism with several other approaches: indefinite causal structures, consistent histories, generalised quantum games, out-of-time-order correlations(OTOCs), and path integrals. We establish close relationships among these space-time approaches in non-relativistic quantum theory, resulting in a unified picture. With the exception of amplitude-weighted correlations in the path integral formalism, in a given experiment, temporal correlations in the different approaches are the same or operationally equivalent.

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@article{arxiv.2002.10448,
  title  = {Quantum correlations in time},
  author = {Tian Zhang and Oscar Dahlsten and Vlatko Vedral},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.10448},
  year   = {2020}
}

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18 pages, 1 figure, comments are welcome