Tsirelson's Bound: Quantum Correlations Peak at 2√2, Surpassing Classical Limits — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin

Published Oct 13, 2026• 0 citations

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FINDING: CHSH inequality violation at 2√2 is the maximal quantum bound, separating quantum correlations from classical (≤2) and signaling a fundamental limit tied to Hilbert-space geometry. | MATH: Classical bound: ⟨CHSH⟩ ≤ 2. Quantum bound (Tsirelson): ⟨CHSH⟩ ≤ 2√2 ≈ 2.828. Violation ratio: 2√2 / 2 = √2 ≈ 1.414. The gap (2√2 − 2) ≈ 0.828. In base-60: 2√2 ≈ 2°49'41" (2.8284 × 60 = 169.704′ → 2′49.7″). | CONNECTION: 2√2 = √(8) = 2 × 1.414. Note 1.414² = 2. The ratio 2/2√2 = 1/√2 ≈ 0.7071, which is sin(45°) — the diagonal of a unit square. The golden ratio φ = 1.618 appears in the *ratio* (2√2)/φ ≈ 1.748, not directly. However, √2 is the root of the square lattice (crystallographic point group D₄), and 2√2 is the length of the diagonal of a 2×2 square — a lattice vector in the square lattice. The CHSH-3 inequality (arXiv:2003.00124) extends to ternary outcomes, with violations computed via semidefinite programming — the geometry of the set of quantum correlations is a convex body whose e Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23332602

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Tsirelson's Bound: Quantum Correlations Peak at 2√2, Surpassing Classical Limits — E8 Intelligence Research

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2\sqrt{2}

, and recent work explores its algebraic structure via C*-algebra tensor products (Tsirelson pairs). MATH: CHSH inequality:

\langle AB \rangle + \langle AB' \rangle + \langle A'B \rangle - \langle A'B' \rangle \leq 2

(classical). Quantum bound:

2\sqrt{2} \approx 2.828

. Tsirelson's theorem: for any quantum observables

A, A', B, B'

with

\pm1

eigenvalues, the maximum is

2\sqrt{2}

. The ratio

2\sqrt{2} / 2 = \sqrt{2} \approx 1.414

. CONNECTION:

\sqrt{2}

is the diagonal of a unit square, linking to 2D Euclidean geometry and the root system

A_1 \times A_1

(or

D_2

). The ratio

1.414

is not a golden ratio (1.618) but appears in octonion norm and Clifford algebra structures. No direct link to 0.382, 0.618, 0.786, 2.618, or base-60. Crystallographic:

\sqrt{2}

appears in square lattice and body-centered tetragonal symmetries. DEPTH: 8 — Tsirels Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

FINDING: Tsirelson's bound is the algebraic maximum quantum correlation

2\sqrt{2}

for the CHSH inequality, proven via operator norm constraints on anticommuting observables. | MATH: CHSH inequality classical bound = 2; quantum maximum =

2\sqrt{2} \approx 2.828

; Tsirelson's bound emerges from

\|A_1B_1 + A_1B_2 + A_2B_1 - A_2B_2\| \leq 2\sqrt{2}

for self-adjoint operators

A_i, B_j

with

\|A_i\|, \|B_j\| \leq 1

and

[A_i, B_j] = 0

. The proof uses the algebraic identity

(A_1 + A_2)B_1 + (A_1 - A_2)B_2

and the C*-algebra norm inequality

\|X + Y\|^2 + \|X - Y\|^2 \leq 2(\|X\|^2 + \|Y\|^2)

. | CONNECTION:

2\sqrt{2}

is not a golden ratio constant, but the ratio

2\sqrt{2} / 2 = \sqrt{2} \approx 1.414

appears in crystallographic root systems (e.g.,

B_n

lattice spacing) and in the diagonal of a unit square. The bound's algebraic structure involves anticommutation relations reminiscent of Clifford algebras, which underlie spinor representations and certain Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com