Abstract We present a single general Bell inequality that summarizes all possible Bell type constrains on the correlation function for the N‐particle system (i.e., it is a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of local realistic models for the correlation function). It is applicable in the case when measurements on each particle can be chosen between two arbitrary dichotomic observables. We also obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for an arbitrary N‐qubit mixed state to violate this general Bell inequality.
Gisin's theorem states that any pure entangled state of two particles violates Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality which is a bound on correlations between measurements on two particles obtained within local realistic picture. We find that this theorem cannot be generalized to all multi-particle states for the case where measurements on each particle can be chosen between two arbitrary dichotomic observables. In particular we find a family of pure entangled states of N qubits which do not violate any Bell inequality for correlations between such measurements. We also find that Mermin-Ardehali-Belinskii-Klyshko inequalities may not always be optimal for refutation of local realistic description of correlations.
The Horodecki criterion provides a necessary and sufficient condition for a two-qubit state to be able to manifest Bell nonlocality via violation of the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) inequality. It requires, however, the assumption that suitable projective measurements can be made on each qubit, and is not sufficient for scenarios in which noisy or weak measurements are either desirable or unavoidable. By characterising general two-valued qubit observables in terms of strength, bias, and directional parameters, we address such scenarios by providing generalised necessary and sufficient conditions for noisy qubit measurements having fixed strengths and relative angles for each observer. In particular, we find the achievable maximal values of the CHSH parameter for unbiased measurements on arbitrary states, and, alternatively, for arbitrary measurements on states with maximally-mixed marginals, and determine the optimal angles in some cases. We also give a strong upper bound for the CHSH parameter in the general case, and show that for certain ranges of measurement strengths it is only possible to violate the CHSH inequality via biased measurements.
High-dimensional quantum entanglement and the advancements in their experimental realization provide a playground for fundamental research and eventually lead to quantum technological developments. The Horodecki criterion determines whether a state violates the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) inequality for a two-qubit entangled state, solely from the state parameters. However, it remains a challenging task to formulate similar necessary and sufficient criteria for a high-dimensional entangled state for the violation of a suitable Bell inequality. Here we develop a Horodecki-like criterion based on the state parameters of arbitrary two-qudit states to violate a two-outcome Bell inequality involving ${2}^{n\ensuremath{-}1}$ and
n measurement settings for Alice and Bob, respectively. This inequality reduces to the well-known CHSH and Gisin elegant Bell inequalities for
n=2 and 3, respectively. While the proposed criterion is sufficient to violate the Bell inequality, it becomes necessary as well for the following cases: (i)
m copies of Bell-diagonal states for arbitrary
n, (ii) nondecomposable states whose correlation matrix is diagonalized by local unitaries, and (iii) for any arbitrary two-qubit state when
n=3, where the maximal value of the Bell functional is achieved with Bob's measurements being pairwise anticommuting. For any states, we derive the constraints on Alice's measurements in achieving the maximum quantum violation for this inequality.
Abstract The Horodecki criterion provides a necessary and sufficient condition for a two-qubit state to be able to manifest Bell nonlocality via violation of the Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt (CHSH) inequality. It requires, however, the assumption that suitable projective measurements can be made on each qubit, and is not sufficient for scenarios in which noisy or weak measurements are either desirable or unavoidable. By characterising two-valued qubit observables in terms of strength, bias, and directional parameters, we address such scenarios by providing necessary and sufficient conditions for arbitrary qubit measurements having fixed strengths and relative angles for each observer. In particular, we find the achievable maximal values of the CHSH parameter for unbiased measurements on arbitrary states, and, alternatively, for arbitrary measurements on states with maximally-mixed marginals, and determine the optimal angles in some cases. We also show that for certain ranges of measurement strengths it is only possible to violate the CHSH inequality via biased measurements. Finally, we use the CHSH inequality to obtain a simple necessary condition for the compatibility of two qubit observables.