Efficient Hidden-Variable Simulation of Measurements in Quantum Experiments

Author(s)
Borivoje Dakic, Milovan Suvakov, Tomasz Paterek, Caslav Brukner
Abstract

We prove that the results of a finite set of general quantum measurements on an arbitrary dimensional quantum system can be simulated using a polynomial (in measurements) number of hidden-variable states. In the limit of infinitely many measurements, our method gives models with the minimal number of hidden-variable states, which scales linearly with the number of measurements. These results can find applications in foundations of quantum theory, complexity studies, and classical simulations of quantum systems.

Organisation(s)
Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
External organisation(s)
University of Belgrade, University of Gdańsk
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Volume
101
No. of pages
4
ISSN
0031-9007
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.190402
Publication date
2008
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103026 Quantum optics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/1ac76687-1b2d-4513-8e54-25638bcb7353