Title
Single-qubit tests of Bell-like inequalities
Date Issued
23 October 2007
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
DE ZELA MARTINEZ, FRANCISCO ANTONIO
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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