Quantum Contextuality Requires Counterfactual Gain

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.14119v1
• Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 09:23:57 GMT
• Title: Quantum Contextuality Requires Counterfactual Gain
• Authors: Yuki Sagawa, Jonte R. Hance, Holger F. Hofmann, Takafumi Ono,
• Abstract summary: Quantum contextuality, where measurement outcomes depend on the measurement context, implies a failure of classical realism in quantum systems.<n>We investigate the relation between contextuality and the counterfactual gain observed in the output ports of an interferometer when one of the paths is blocked.
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• Abstract: Quantum contextuality, where measurement outcomes depend on the measurement context, implies a failure of classical realism in quantum systems. As recently shown, the transition between measurement contexts can be mapped onto the path that a quantum particle takes through an interferometer. Here, we investigate the relation between contextuality and the counterfactual gain observed in the output ports of such an interferometer when one of the paths is blocked. It is shown that experimental evidence of contextuality can only be obtained when counterfactual gain is observed for a specific combination of blocked path and output port. Using a silicon photonic integrated circuit, we experimentally observe the counterfactual gain for a selection of input states and evaluate the associated evidence for contextuality. The results confirm that contextuality can only be observed in the presence of counterfactual gain.

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