Probe of generic quantum contextuality and nonlocality resources for qubits

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Authors: Wei Li, Min-Xuan Zhou, Yun‐Hao Shi, Z. D. Wang, Heng Fan, Yan-Kui Bai
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Abstract

We reveal that the entropic uncertainty relation with a quantum memory is able to intrinsically connect local generic contextuality addressed in the pioneering work by Spekkens and nonlocal quantum resources such as entanglement and Bell nonlocality. Based on the constructed optimal set for any given single-qubit state, we prove rigorously a faithful criterion to witness the generic contextuality in the scenario of local quantum state preparation. Furthermore, within the framework of quantum resource distribution, it is proved that there exist quantitative trade-off relations between local preparation contextuality and bipartite entanglement or Bell nonlocality in a shared quantum system, which are captured by two inequalities where the local and nonlocal quantum resources can coexist. The faithful criterion and quantitative inequalities are all experimentally testable, which are verified through two independent well-designed experiments on the Quafu quantum cloud platform.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Information and Cryptography Quantum Mechanics and Applications Quantum many-body systems

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical Review A
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
113
Issue
6
Publication date
13 May 2026
Language
EN