Simultaneous Measurement of Two Quantum Observables: Compatibility, Broadcasting, and In-between
Abstract
One of the central features of quantum theory is that there are pairs of quantum observables that cannot be measured simultaneously. This incompatibility of quantum observables is a necessary ingredient in several quantum phenomena, such as measurement uncertainty relations, violation of Bell inequalities and steering. Two quantum observables that admit a simultaneous measurement are, in this respect, classical. A finer classification of classicality can be made by formulating four symmetric relations on the set of observables that are stronger than compatibility; they are broadcastability, one-side broadcastability, mutual nondisturbance and nondisturbance. It is proven that the five relations form a hierarchy, and their differences in terms of the required devices needed in a simultaneous measurement is explained. All the four relations stronger than compatibility are completely characterized in the case of qubit observables.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1604.00775,
title = {Simultaneous Measurement of Two Quantum Observables: Compatibility, Broadcasting, and In-between},
author = {Teiko Heinosaari},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.00775},
year = {2016}
}