On small proofs of Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem for two, three and four qubits

DOI10.1140/EPJP/I2012-12086-XarXiv1204.4275MaRDI QIDQ6232435FDOQ6232435

Authors: Michel Planat 

Publication date: 19 April 2012

Abstract: The Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem (BKS) theorem rules out realistic {it non-contextual} theories by resorting to impossible assignments of rays among a selected set of maximal orthogonal bases. We investigate the geometrical structure of small $v-l$ BKS-proofs involving $v$ real rays and $l$ $2n$-dimensional bases of $n$-qubits ($1<n<5$). Specifically, we look at the parity proof 18-9 with two qubits (A. Cabello, 1996), the parity proof 36-11 with three qubits (M. Kernaghan & A. Peres, 1995 cite{Kernaghan1965}) and a newly discovered non-parity proof 80-21 with four qubits (that improves work of P. K Aravind's group in 2008). The rays in question arise as real eigenstates shared by some maximal commuting sets (bases) of operators in the $n$-qubit Pauli group. One finds characteristic signatures of the distances between the bases, which carry various symmetries in their graphs.

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