Violating the KCBS inequality with a toy mechanism

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.07636v5
• Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:01:42 GMT
• Title: Violating the KCBS inequality with a toy mechanism
• Authors: Alisson Tezzin
• Abstract summary: We show a thought experiment'' where a classical object obeying the laws of classical physics is used to generate experimental data violating the KCBS inequality. We give special attention to the distinction between classical realism and classicality, and to the contrast between contextuality within and beyond quantum theory.
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• Abstract: In recent years, much research has been devoted to exploring contextuality in systems that are not strictly quantum, like classical light, and many theory-independent frameworks for contextuality analysis have been developed. It has raised the debate on the meaning of contextuality outside the quantum realm, and also on whether -- and, if so, when -- it can be regarded as a signature of non-classicality. In this paper, we try to contribute to this debate by showing a very simple ``thought experiment'' or ``toy mechanism'' where a classical object (i.e., an object obeying the laws of classical physics) is used to generate experimental data violating the KCBS inequality. As with most thought experiments, the idea is to simplify the discussion and to shed light on issues that in real experiments, or from a purely theoretical perspective, may be cumbersome. We give special attention to the distinction between classical realism and classicality, and to the contrast between contextuality within and beyond quantum theory.

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