Publication:6172641

DOI10.1088/1367-2630/AA84FEzbMATH Open1516.81007arXiv1701.08638OpenAlexW3104171426MaRDI QIDQ6172641FDOQ6172641

Anthony J. Short, Sandu Popescu, Ralph S. Silva, Nicolas Brunner, Paul Skrzypczyk, Author name not available (Why is that?)

Publication date: 20 July 2023

Published in: New Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Recently, the possible existence of quantum processes with indefinite causal order has been extensively discussed, in particular using the formalism of process matrices. Here we give a new perspective on this question, by establishing a direct connection to the theory of multi-time quantum states. Specifically, we show that process matrices are equivalent to a particular class of pre- and post- selected quantum states. This offers a new conceptual point of view to the nature of process matrices. Our results also provide an explicit recipe to experimentally implement any process matrix in a probabilistic way, and allow us to generalize some of the previously known properties of process matrices. Furthermore we raise the issue of the difference between the notions of indefinite temporal order and indefinite causal order, and show that one can have indefinite causal order even with definite temporal order.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.08638

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

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