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Universal violation of pentagon inequalities in four-state systems

Quantum Physics 2011-11-22 v1

Abstract

The 60 real vectors derived from the vertices of a 600-cell are shown to yield a number of pentagon inequalities that are satisfied by realistic noncontextual theories but violated by quantum mechanics. The replicas of these inequalities cover Hilbert space so densely that every real four-dimensional vector violates at least one of them. It is pointed out that this set of 60 vectors contains numerous "N-gons" (generalizations of pentagons) that may be of interest in connection with demonstrations of contextuality.

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@article{arxiv.1111.4713,
  title  = {Universal violation of pentagon inequalities in four-state systems},
  author = {Mordecai Waegell and P. K. Aravind},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.4713},
  year   = {2011}
}

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8 pages, 5 tables