Quantum Information Seminar | February 18, 16:00
No-go theorem for quantum realization of extremal correlations
We consider quantum realizations of extremal correlations in arbitrary contextuality scenarios and prove that, for all such scenarios, no extremal indeterministic correlation can be achieved using projective quantum measurements, i.e., there exists no quantum state and no set of projective measurements, for any contextuality scenario, that can achieve such correlations. This no-go result follows as a corollary of a more general no-go theorem that holds when POVMs are taken into account. This general no-go theorem entails that no non-trivial quantum realization of an extremal indeterministic correlation exists, i.e., any "quantum" realization must be simulable by classical randomness.
Joint work with Sujan V.K, arXiv:2509.14879 [quant-ph].
Aix-Marseille Université
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Contact: Andreas Winter