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Unexpected consequences of Post-Quantum theories in the graph-theoretical approach to correlations

José Nogueira, Carlos Vieira, Marcelo Terra Cunha

Abstract

This work explores the implications of the exclusivity principle (EP) in the context of quantum and postquantum correlations. We first establish a key technical result demonstrating that given the set of correlations for a complementary experiment, the EP restricts the maximum set of correlations for the original experiment to the antiblocking set. Based on it, we can prove our central result: if all quantum behaviors are accessible in Nature, the EP guarantees that no postquantum behaviors can be realized. This can be seen as a generalization of the result of B. Amaral et al. [Phys. Rev. A 89, 030101(R) (2014)], to a wider range of scenarios. It also provides novel insights into the structure of quantum correlations and their limitations.

Unexpected consequences of Post-Quantum theories in the graph-theoretical approach to correlations

Abstract

This work explores the implications of the exclusivity principle (EP) in the context of quantum and postquantum correlations. We first establish a key technical result demonstrating that given the set of correlations for a complementary experiment, the EP restricts the maximum set of correlations for the original experiment to the antiblocking set. Based on it, we can prove our central result: if all quantum behaviors are accessible in Nature, the EP guarantees that no postquantum behaviors can be realized. This can be seen as a generalization of the result of B. Amaral et al. [Phys. Rev. A 89, 030101(R) (2014)], to a wider range of scenarios. It also provides novel insights into the structure of quantum correlations and their limitations.

Paper Structure

This paper contains 3 sections, 2 theorems, 11 equations.

Key Result

Proposition 1

Given that the correlation set describing the complementary experiment is $\mathrm{X(\bar{G})}$, the largest correlation set allowed by the EP for the experiment is $\mathrm{Y(G)} = \mathrm{abl}\: \mathrm{X(\bar{G})}$.

Theorems & Definitions (8)

  • Remark 1
  • Proposition 1
  • proof
  • Corollary 1
  • proof
  • Remark 2
  • proof
  • proof