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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300404603321

Autore

Szangolies Jochen

Titolo

Testing Quantum Contextuality : The Problem of Compatibility / / by Jochen Szangolies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer Spektrum, , 2015

ISBN

3-658-09200-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

BestMasters, , 2625-3577

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum physics

Quantum computers

Spintronics

Quantum Physics

Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and Motivation -- Theory and Background -- Noise-Robustness of Kochen-Specker Tests -- Statistical Models for Noisy Measurements -- Non contextual Evolution -- Conclusion -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

Jochen Szangolies contributes a novel way of dealing with the problem of the experimental testability of the Kochen-Specker theorem posed by realistic, that is, noisy, measurements. Such noise spoils perfect compatibility between successive measurements, which however is a necessary requirement to test the notion of contextuality in usual approaches. To overcome this difficulty, a new, extended notion of contextuality that reduces to Kochen-Specker contextuality in the limit of perfect measurement implementations is proposed by the author, together with a scheme to test this notion experimentally. Furthermore, the behaviour of these tests under realistic noise conditions is investigated. Contents Theoretical Background of the Kochen-Specker Theorem Noise-Robustness of Kochen-Specker Tests Statistical Models for Noisy Measurements Noncontextual Evolution Target Groups Researchers and students in physics with an interest in foundational



issues in Quantum Mechanics and the Kochen-Specker Theorem specifically Experimentalists with an interest in testing the implications of the Kochen-Specker Theorem About the Author Jochen Szangolies obtained his diploma in physics at the University of Siegen, studying the problem of the experimental verification of quantum contextuality under Prof. Otfried Gühne. Currently, he investigates methods of entanglement detection under the tutelage of Prof. Dagmar Bruß at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf.