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arXiv:2603.06633

Space Isotropy and Homogeneity Principles Determine the Maximum Nonlocality of Nature

Akbar Fahmi

quant-phSubmitted Feb 24, 2026• Announced Feb 25, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

One of the fundamental questions in physics concerns the relation between spacetime and quantum entanglement. The spacetime is usually considered as a fixed background physical space, and the quantum entanglement is usually manifested as a ``spooky action at a distance" or the existence of ``nonlocality" in nature. Here, we propose the flat-space isotropy and homogeneity principles as the fundamental criteria for determining the maximum degree of nonlocality of nature. More specifically, we consider abstract and deterministic nonlocal-box models which have stronger correlations than in quantum mechanics, whereas therein instantaneous communication remains impossible. We impose space-symmetry group structures on these models and derive a measure for the degree of space symmetries. Surprisingly, there is a tradeoff or inconsistency between the degree of space symmetries and the degree of nonlocality, where this inconsistency is exactly lifted at the Tsirelson bound, as predicted by quantum physics and also predicted in the experiments. Moreover, we prove this result in the general framework of deterministic nonlocal models and conclude that the probabilistic interpretation of the nonlocal box models is an emergent property of the flat-space symmetries.

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Preprint format, 66 pages [(main article 13) + (appendix +Ref. 53)], 6 figures (2+4), and 2 tables (0+2). Comments and suggestions are welcome

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One of fascinating phenomena of nature is quantum nonlocality, which is observed upon measurements on spacelike entangled systems. However, there are sets of post-quantum models which have stronger correlations than quantum mechanics, wherein instantaneous communication remains impossible. The set of almost quantum correlations is one of post-quantum models which satisfies all kinematic axioms of standard quantum correlations except one, meanwhile they contain correlations slightly stronger than quantum correlations. There arises the natural question whether there is some fundamental principle of nature which can genuinely characterizes quantum correlations. Here, we provide an answer and close this gap by invoking the isotropy and homogeneity principles of the flat space as a conclusive and distinguishing criterion to rule out the almost-quantum correlations model. In particular, to characterize quantum correlations we impose the isotropy and homogeneity symmetry group structure on the almost quantum correlations model and request that the joint probability distributions corresponding to the Born rule remain invariant. We prove that this condition is sufficient (and necessary) to reduce the almost quantum correlations model to quantum mechanics in both bipartite and multipartite systems.
Abstract Quantum entanglement and quantum nonlocality are examined in the context of the fundamental relationship between spacetime symmetry and conservation laws. It is established that quantum nonlocality arises from the very structure of spacetime. Arguments are presented in favor of the secondary nature of the spacetime continuum relative to more fundamental principles and concepts of the microworld. An example is given of a closed quantum entangled system, which demonstrates that such a system behaves as an indivisible whole: its particles are inseparably linked through the conservation of momentum. Physically, this manifests as strict correlations in measurements—correlations that must be nonlocal in nature. This supports the idea that there exist deep mechanisms of coordination, such as the principle of reciprocity between coordinate and momentum representations, and binary relations permeating the fabric of nonlocal spacetime. To understand the coherent behavior of such systems, it is necessary to move beyond local reductionism and accept the objective reality of global connections that bind the elements of the system into a unified ensemble.
Nonlocality refers to correlations between spatially separated parties that are stronger than those explained by the existence of local hidden variables. Quantum mechanics is known to allow some nonlocal correlations between particles in a phenomena known as entanglement. We explore several aspects of nonlocality in general and how they relate to quantum mechanics. First, we construct a hierarchy of theories with nonlocal correlations stronger than those allowed in quantum mechanics and derive several results about these theories. We show that these theories include codes that can store an amount of information exponential in the number of physical bits used. We use this result to demonstrate an unphysical consequence of theories with stronger-than-quantum correlations: learning even an approximate description of states in such theories would be practically impossible. Next, we consider the difficult problem of determining whether specific correlations are nonlocal. We present a novel learning algorithm and show that it provides an outer bound on the set of local states, and can therefore be used to identify some nonlocal states. Finally, we put nonlocal correlations to work by showing that the entanglement present in the vacuum of a quantum field can be used to detect spacetime curvature. We quantify how the entangling power of the quantum field varies as a function of spacetime curvature.
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