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Measurement uncertainty from no-signaling and nonlocality

Authors :
Ravishankar Ramanathan
Justyna Łodyga
Andrzej Grudka
Waldemar Kłobus
Michał Horodecki
Ryszard Horodecki
Source :
Physical Review A. 96
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
American Physical Society (APS), 2017.

Abstract

One of the formulations of Heisenberg uncertainty principle, concerning so-called measurement uncertainty, states that the measurement of one observable modifies the statistics of the other. Here, we derive such a measurement uncertainty principle from two comprehensible assumptions: impossibility of instantaneous messaging at a distance (no-signaling), and violation of Bell inequalities (non-locality). The uncertainty is established for a pair of observables of one of two spatially separated systems that exhibit non-local correlations. To this end, we introduce a gentle form of measurement which acquires partial information about one of the observables. We then bound disturbance of the remaining observables by the amount of information gained from the gentle measurement, minus a correction depending on the degree of non-locality. The obtained quantitative expression resembles the quantum mechanical formulations, yet it is derived without the quantum formalism and complements the known qualitative effect of disturbance implied by non-locality and no-signaling.<br />Comment: 4 pages main + 8 pages appendix; 3 figures

Details

ISSN :
24699934 and 24699926
Volume :
96
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical Review A
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....aecab6bbf817b2f01ef8e8e63dc135ac
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.96.012124