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| author | Song, Minjeong Narasimhachar, Varun Regula, Bartosz Elliott, Thomas J. Gu, Mile |
| author_facet | Song, Minjeong Narasimhachar, Varun Regula, Bartosz Elliott, Thomas J. Gu, Mile |
| contents | From correlations in measurement outcomes alone, can two otherwise isolated parties establish whether such correlations are atemporal? That is, can they rule out that they have been given the same system at two different times? Classical statistics says no, yet quantum theory disagrees. Here, we introduce the necessary and sufficient conditions by which such quantum correlations can be identified as atemporal. We demonstrate the asymmetry of atemporality under time reversal, and reveal it to be a measure of spatial quantum correlation distinct from entanglement. Our results indicate that certain quantum correlations possess an intrinsic arrow of time, and enable classification of general quantum correlations across space-time based on their (in)compatibility with various underlying causal structures. |
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| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spellingShingle | Causal classification of spatiotemporal quantum correlations Song, Minjeong Narasimhachar, Varun Regula, Bartosz Elliott, Thomas J. Gu, Mile Quantum Physics From correlations in measurement outcomes alone, can two otherwise isolated parties establish whether such correlations are atemporal? That is, can they rule out that they have been given the same system at two different times? Classical statistics says no, yet quantum theory disagrees. Here, we introduce the necessary and sufficient conditions by which such quantum correlations can be identified as atemporal. We demonstrate the asymmetry of atemporality under time reversal, and reveal it to be a measure of spatial quantum correlation distinct from entanglement. Our results indicate that certain quantum correlations possess an intrinsic arrow of time, and enable classification of general quantum correlations across space-time based on their (in)compatibility with various underlying causal structures. |
| title | Causal classification of spatiotemporal quantum correlations |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.09336 |