Samson Abramsky (University of Oxford) |
Carmen Constantin (University of Oxford) |
We propose a novel form of classification of multipartite states, in terms of the maximum degree of non-locality they can exhibit under any choice of local observables. This uses the hierarchy of notions previously introduced by Abramsky and Brandenburger: strong contextuality, logical contextuality, and probabilistic contextuality.
We study n-qubit pure states. We conjecture that for more than 2 parties, all entangled states are logically contextual. We prove a number of results in support of this conjecture: (1) We show that all permutation-symmetric states are logically non-local. (2) We study the class of balanced states with functional dependencies. These states are described by Boolean functions and have a rich structure, allowing a detailed analysis, which again confirms the conjecture in this case. |
ArXived at: https://dx.doi.org/10.4204/EPTCS.171.2 | bibtex | |
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