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arXiv:2603.01466

Violation of Quantum Bilocal Inequalities on Mutually-Commuting von Neumann Algebra Models

Bingke Zheng, Shuyuan Yang, Jinchuan Hou, Kan He

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In contrast to the non-relativistic quantum mechanics, the violation of Bell inequalities in quantum field theory depends more on the structure of observable algebras (typically type III von Neumann algebras) rather than the choice of specific quantum states. Therefore, studying the violation of Bell inequalities based on the von Neumann algebraic framework can be applied to addressing questions in quantum field theory, while also providing insights into the structural properties of von Neumann algebras. In this paper, we employ three mutually-commuting von Neumann algebras to characterize quantum entanglement swapping networks, and establish Bell-like inequalities thereon, commonly referred to as bilocal inequalities. We investigate the algebraic structural conditions under which bilocal inequalities are satisfied or violated on the generated algebra of these three von Neumann algebras. Furthermore, the conditions for maximal violation of the inequalities can be utilized to infer the structural information of von Neumann algebras in reverse.

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