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We derive a new memory-assisted entropic uncertainty relation for non-degenerate Hermitian observables where both quantum correlations, in the form of conditional von Neumann entropy, and quantum discord between system and memory play an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-02-06 Z. -H. Ma , C. -M. Yao , Z. -H. Chen , S. Severini , A. Serafini

We extend the Watanabe--Sagawa--Ueda (WSU) uncertainty relations for measurement errors to infinite-dimensional systems. The original WSU formulation provided a definition of measurement errors with a clear physical interpretation based on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-29 Ryosuke Nogami

We derive by lattice theory a universal quantum certainty relation for arbitrary $M$ observables in $N$-dimensional system, which provides a state-independent maximum lower bound on the direct-sum of the probability vectors in terms of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-25 Ao-Xiang Liu , Ma-Cheng Yang , Cong-Feng Qiao

The quantum-mechanical framework in which observables are associated with Hermitian operators is too narrow to discuss measurements of such important physical quantities as elapsed time or harmonic-oscillator phase. We introduce a broader…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-28 Samuel L. Braunstein , Carlton M. Caves , G. J. Milburn

Entropic uncertainty relations play a fundamental role in quantum information theory. However, determining optimal (tight) entropic uncertainty relations for general observables remains a formidable challenge and has so far been achieved…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-03 Ma-Cheng Yang , Cong-Feng Qiao

We describe a setup for obtaining uncertainty relations for arbitrary pairs of observables related by Fourier transform. The physical examples discussed here are standard position and momentum, number and angle, finite qudit systems, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-18 Reinhard F. Werner

Uncertainty relations are fundamental in quantum mechanics. Here I propose state-independent variance-based uncertainty relations for two or more arbitrary observables in finite dimensional spaces. The uncertainty relations provide…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-28 Yichen Huang

Entropic uncertainty relations play an important role in both fundamentals and applications of quantum theory. Although they have been well-investigated in quantum theory, little is known about entropic uncertainty in generalized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Ryo Takakura , Takayuki Miyadera

The uncertainty relation is a distinctive characteristic of quantum theory. The uncertainty is essentially rooted in quantum states. In this work we regard the uncertainty as an intrinsic property of quantum state and characterize it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-31 Ming-Jing Zhao , Yuanhong Tao

The entropic uncertainty principle in the form proven by Maassen and Uffink yields a fundamental inequality that is prominently used in many places all over the field of quantum information theory. In this work, we provide a family of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-22 Antonio F. Rotundo , René Schwonnek

The uncertainty principle is one of the fundamental features of quantum mechanics and plays an essential role in quantum information theory. We study uncertainty relations based on variance for arbitrary finite $N$ quantum observables. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-30 Jing-Feng Wu , Qing-Hua Zhang , Shao-Ming Fei

Measurement is of central interest in quantum mechanics as it provides the link between the quantum world and the world of everyday experience. One of the features of the latter is its robust, objective character, contrasting the delicate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-19 J. K. Korbicz , E. A. Aguilar , P. Ćwikliński , P. Horodecki

A general theory of preparational uncertainty relations for a quantum particle in one spatial dimension is developed. We derive conditions which determine whether a given smooth function of the particle's variances and its covariance is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-18 Spiros Kechrimparis , Stefan Weigert

The current study aims to examine uncertainty relations for measurements from generalized equiangular tight frames. Informationally overcomplete measurements are a valuable tool in quantum information processing, including tomography and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-24 Alexey E. Rastegin

The concept of quantum coherence, including various ways to quantify the degree of coherence with respect to the prescribed basis, is currently the subject of active research. The complementarity of quantum coherence in different bases was…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-09-08 Alexey E. Rastegin

The uncertainty principle imposes a fundamental limit on predicting the measurement outcomes of incompatible observables even if complete classical information of the system state is known. The situation is different if one can build a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-21 Huangjun Zhu

Uncertainty relations give upper bounds on the accuracy by which the outcomes of two incompatible measurements can be predicted. While established uncertainty relations apply to cases where the predictions are based on purely classical data…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-18 Marco Tomamichel , Renato Renner

A universally valid uncertainty relation proposed by Ozawa is re-investigated under for the generalized equation of motion with some boundary condition. Necessary conditions for violation (lessening) of the Heisenberg-type uncertainty…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-12-18 Yoshimasa Kurihara

We study fine-grained uncertainty relations for several quantum measurements in a finite-dimensional Hilbert space. The proposed approach is based on exact calculation or estimation of the spectral norms of corresponding positive matrices.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-07 Alexey E. Rastegin

Quantum uncertainty relations impose fundamental limits on the joint knowledge that can be acquired from complementary observables: perfect knowledge of a quantum state in one basis implies maximal indetermination in all other mutually…