Limited holism and real-vector-space quantum theory

DOI10.1007/S10701-011-9616-6zbMATH Open1243.81024arXiv1005.4870OpenAlexW2073846519MaRDI QIDQ427294FDOQ427294

Authors: Lucien Hardy, William K. Wootters 

Publication date: 13 June 2012

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

Abstract: Quantum theory has the property of "local tomography": the state of any composite system can be reconstructed from the statistics of measurements on the individual components. In this respect the holism of quantum theory is limited. We consider in this paper a class of theories more holistic than quantum theory in that they are constrained only by "bilocal tomography": the state of any composite system is determined by the statistics of measurements on pairs of components. Under a few auxiliary assumptions, we derive certain general features of such theories. In particular, we show how the number of state parameters can depend on the number of perfectly distinguishable states. We also show that real-vector-space quantum theory, while not locally tomographic, is bilocally tomographic.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.4870

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zbMATH Keywords

holismreal-vector-space quantum theorybilocal measurementsgeneral probabilistic theoriesstate tomography

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantum state estimation, approximate cloning (81P50) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

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