Nonclassicality tests by classical bounds on the statistics of multiple outcomes

We derive simple practical tests revealing the quantum nature of states by the violation of classical upper bounds on the statistics of multiple outcomes of an observable. These criteria can be expressed in terms of the Kullback-Leibler divergence (or relative entropy). Nonclassicality tests for mul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Luis Aina, Alfredo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/44634
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44634
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
Phase-space methods
Noncommuting operators
Quantum mechanics
Wigner function
States
Calculus
Optics
Field
Radiation
Coherent
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:We derive simple practical tests revealing the quantum nature of states by the violation of classical upper bounds on the statistics of multiple outcomes of an observable. These criteria can be expressed in terms of the Kullback-Leibler divergence (or relative entropy). Nonclassicality tests for multiple outcomes can be satisfied by states that do not fulfill the corresponding single-outcome criteria.