Enhanced non-macrorealism: Extreme violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities for a system evolving under superposition of unitaries

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Main Authors: Chatterjee, Arijit, Karthik, H. S., Mahesh, T. S., Devi, A. R. Usha
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author Chatterjee, Arijit
Karthik, H. S.
Mahesh, T. S.
Devi, A. R. Usha
author_facet Chatterjee, Arijit
Karthik, H. S.
Mahesh, T. S.
Devi, A. R. Usha
contents Quantum theory contravenes classical macrorealism by allowing a system to be in a superposition of two or more physically distinct states, producing physical consequences radically different from that of classical physics. We show that a system, upon subjecting to transform under superposition of unitary operators, exhibits enhanced non-macrorealistic feature - as quantified by violation of the Leggett-Garg inequality (LGI) beyond the temporal Tsirelson bound. Moreover, this superposition of unitaries also provides robustness against decoherence by allowing the system to violate LGI and thereby retain its non-macrorealistic behavior for a strikingly longer duration. Using an NMR register, we experimentally demonstrate the superposition of unitaries with the help of an ancillary qubit and verify these theoretical predictions.
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spellingShingle Enhanced non-macrorealism: Extreme violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities for a system evolving under superposition of unitaries
Chatterjee, Arijit
Karthik, H. S.
Mahesh, T. S.
Devi, A. R. Usha
Quantum Physics
Quantum theory contravenes classical macrorealism by allowing a system to be in a superposition of two or more physically distinct states, producing physical consequences radically different from that of classical physics. We show that a system, upon subjecting to transform under superposition of unitary operators, exhibits enhanced non-macrorealistic feature - as quantified by violation of the Leggett-Garg inequality (LGI) beyond the temporal Tsirelson bound. Moreover, this superposition of unitaries also provides robustness against decoherence by allowing the system to violate LGI and thereby retain its non-macrorealistic behavior for a strikingly longer duration. Using an NMR register, we experimentally demonstrate the superposition of unitaries with the help of an ancillary qubit and verify these theoretical predictions.
title Enhanced non-macrorealism: Extreme violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities for a system evolving under superposition of unitaries
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02301