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Tests for quantum contextuality in terms of $q$-entropies

Quantum Physics 2014-11-11 v3

Abstract

The information-theoretic approach to Bell's theorem is developed with use of the conditional qq-entropies. The qq-entropic measures fulfill many similar properties to the standard Shannon entropy. In general, both the locality and noncontextuality notions are usually treated with use of the so-called marginal scenarios. These hypotheses lead to the existence of a joint probability distribution, which marginalizes to all particular ones. Assuming the existence of such a joint probability distribution, we derive the family of inequalities of Bell's type in terms of conditional qq-entropies for all q1q\geq1. Quantum violations of the new inequalities are exemplified within the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) and Klyachko-Can-Binicio\v{g}lu-Shumovsky (KCBS) scenarios. An extension to the case of nn-cycle scenario is briefly mentioned. The new inequalities with conditional qq-entropies allow to expand a class of probability distributions, for which the nonlocality or contextuality can be detected within entropic formulation. The qq-entropic inequalities can also be useful in analyzing cases with detection inefficiencies. Using two models of such a kind, we consider some potential advantages of the qq-entropic formulation.

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@article{arxiv.1210.6742,
  title  = {Tests for quantum contextuality in terms of $q$-entropies},
  author = {Alexey E. Rastegin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.6742},
  year   = {2014}
}

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14 pages, two figures. The version 3 matches the journal version