Quantum games and synchronicity

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Authors: A. Z. Goldberg
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Abstract

In the flavour of categorical quantum mechanics, we extend nonlocal games to allow quantum questions and answers, using quantum sets (special symmetric dagger Frobenius algebras) and the quantum functions of Musto, Reutter, and Verdon. Equations are presented using a diagrammatic calculus for tensor categories. To this quantum question and answer setting, we extend the standard definitions, including strategies, correlations, and synchronicity, and we use these definitions to extend results about synchronicity. We extend the graph homomorphism (isomorphism) game to quantum graphs, and show it is synchronous (bisynchronous) and connect its perfect (bi)strategies to quantum graph homomorphisms (isomorphisms). Our extended definitions agree with the existing quantum games literature, except in the case of synchronicity.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Quantum
Publisher
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften
Volume
10
Pages
1964–1964
Publication date
14 January 2026
Language
EN