Algorithmic construction of local hidden variable models for entangled quantum states
Abstract
Constructing local hidden variable (LHV) models for entangled quantum states is challenging, as the model should reproduce quantum predictions for all possible local measurements. Here we present a simple method for building LHV models, applicable to general entangled states, which consists in verifying that the statistics resulting from a finite set of measurements is local, a much simpler problem. This leads to a sequence of tests which, in the limit, fully capture the set of quantum states admitting a LHV model. Similar methods are developed for constructing local hidden state models. We illustrate the practical relevance of these methods with several examples, and discuss further applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1512.00262,
title = {Algorithmic construction of local hidden variable models for entangled quantum states},
author = {Flavien Hirsch and Marco Túlio Quintino and Tamás Vértesi and Matthew F. Pusey and Nicolas Brunner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.00262},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Improved abstract, to clarify the main result. Our results are now applicable to general POVMs See also related work by Cavalcanti and colleagues: http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.00277