Commutativity from a single Bargmann invariant equality
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| author | Wagner, Rafael Galvão, Ernesto F. |
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| contents | Noncommutativity of states and observables is a fundamental signature of quantum theory, and a minimal requirement for nonclassicality. We provide a universal necessary and sufficient condition for pairwise commutativity of quantum states $ρ_1$ and $ρ_2$: they commute if and only if $\mathrm{tr}(ρ_1^2ρ_2^2) = \mathrm{tr}(ρ_1 ρ_2 ρ_1 ρ_2)$. For qubits the identity simplifies to an equality between polynomials of purities and of the two-state overlap $\mathrm{tr}(ρ_1ρ_2)$. These multivariate traces (known as Bargmann invariants) are directly measurable, allowing commutativity tests that bypass full state tomography. We point out possible applications to the analysis of POVM simulability and partial photonic distinguishability. |
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| spellingShingle | Commutativity from a single Bargmann invariant equality Wagner, Rafael Galvão, Ernesto F. Quantum Physics Noncommutativity of states and observables is a fundamental signature of quantum theory, and a minimal requirement for nonclassicality. We provide a universal necessary and sufficient condition for pairwise commutativity of quantum states $ρ_1$ and $ρ_2$: they commute if and only if $\mathrm{tr}(ρ_1^2ρ_2^2) = \mathrm{tr}(ρ_1 ρ_2 ρ_1 ρ_2)$. For qubits the identity simplifies to an equality between polynomials of purities and of the two-state overlap $\mathrm{tr}(ρ_1ρ_2)$. These multivariate traces (known as Bargmann invariants) are directly measurable, allowing commutativity tests that bypass full state tomography. We point out possible applications to the analysis of POVM simulability and partial photonic distinguishability. |
| title | Commutativity from a single Bargmann invariant equality |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.07405 |