Non-Classical Correlations in n-Cycle Setting
Kishor Bharti, Maharshi Ray, L. C. Kwek
Quantum communication and quantum computation form the two crucial facets of quantum information theory. While entanglement and its manifestation as Bell non-locality have been proved to be vital for communication tasks, contextuality (a generalisation of Bell non-locality) has shown to be the crucial resource behind various models of quantum computation. The practical and fundamental aspects of these non-classical resources are still poorly understood despite decades of research. We explore non-classical correlations exhibited by some of these quantum as well as super-quantum resources in the n-cycle setting. In particular, we focus on correlations manifested by Kochen–Specker–Klyachko box (KS box), scenarios involving n-cycle non-contextuality inequalities and Popescu–Rohlrich boxes (PR box). We provide the criteria for optimal classical simulation of a KS box of arbitrary n dimension. The non-contextuality inequalities are analysed for n-cycle setting, and the condition for the quantum violation for odd as well as even n-cycle is discussed. We offer a simple extension of even cycle non-contextuality inequalities to the phase space case. Furthermore, we simulate a generalised PR box using KS box and provide some interesting insights. Towards the end, we discuss a few possible interesting open problems for future research. Our work connects generalised PR boxes, arbitrary dimensional KS boxes, and n-cycle non-contextuality inequalities and thus provides the pathway for the study of these contextual and nonlocal resources at their junction.
arXiv:1812.04882•Entropy•Feb 1, 2019•4 citations