Title
Single-qubit tests of Bell-like inequalities
Date Issued
23 October 2007
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
American Physical Society
Abstract
This paper discusses some tests of Bell-like inequalities not requiring entangled states. The proposed tests are based on consecutive measurements on a single qubit. Available hidden-variable models for a single qubit [see, e.g., J. S. Bell, Rev. Mod. Phys. 38, 447 (1966)] reproduce the predictions of quantum mechanics and hence violate the Bell-like inequalities addressed in this paper. It is shown how this fact is connected with the state “ collapse†and with its random nature. Thus, it becomes possible to test truly realistic and deterministic hidden-variable models. In this way, it can be shown that a hidden-variable model should entail at least one of the following features: (i) nonlocality, (ii) contextuality, or (iii) discontinuous measurement-dependent probability functions. The last two features are put to the test with the experiments proposed in this paper. A hidden-variable model that is noncontextual and deterministic would be at variance with some predictions of quantum mechanics. Furthermore, the proposed tests are more likely to be loophole-free, as compared to former ones. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
Volume
76
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-35548975240
Source
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
ISSN of the container
10941622
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