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Structural Features of Sequential Weak Measurements

Quantum Physics 2016-07-13 v2

Abstract

We discuss the abstract structure of sequential weak measurement (WM) of general observables. In all orders, the sequential WM correlations without post-selection yield the corresponding correlations of the Wigner function, offering direct quantum tomography through the moments of the canonical variables. Spin-half sequential measurements are, on the contrary, constrained kinematically, they are equivalent with single WMs. In sequential WMs with post-selection, a new anomaly occurs, different from the weak value anomaly of single WMs. In particular, the spread of polarization σ^\hat\sigma, as measured in double WMs of σ^\hat\sigma, will diverge for certain orthogonal pre- and post-selected states.

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@article{arxiv.1511.03923,
  title  = {Structural Features of Sequential Weak Measurements},
  author = {Lajo Diósi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.03923},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

4pp, small corrections

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