Bell Inequalities for Continuous-Variable Correlations

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Cavalcanti, EG
Foster, CJ
Reid, MD
Drummond, PD
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2007
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We derive a new class of correlation Bell-type inequalities. The inequalities are valid for any number of outcomes of two observables per each of n parties, including continuous and unbounded observables. We show that there are no first-moment correlation Bell inequalities for that scenario, but such inequalities can be found if one considers at least second moments. The derivation stems from a simple variance inequality by setting local commutators to zero. We show that above a constant detector efficiency threshold, the continuous-variable Bell violation can survive even in the macroscopic limit of large n. This method can be used to derive other well-known Bell inequalities, shedding new light on the importance of noncommutativity for violations of local realism.

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Physical Review Letters

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99

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21

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© 2007 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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Physical sciences

Quantum information, computation and communication

Quantum optics and quantum optomechanics

Foundations of quantum mechanics

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