Measuring Bell non-locality in the presence of signaling

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00984v1
• Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:25:57 GMT
• Title: Measuring Bell non-locality in the presence of signaling
• Authors: Mark Broom, Talel Naccache, Emmanuel M. Pothos, Christoph Gallus, Pawel Blasiak,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a general method for quantifying Bell non-locality in the presence of signaling.<n>The task reduces to finding the optimal convex decomposition of the observed correlations into local and genuinely non-local components.<n>By extending the notion of non-locality beyond the non-signaling regime, our framework reshapes the basis for experimental analysis in physics.
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• Abstract: Scientific inquiry seeks causal explanations of observed phenomena. The Bell experiment provides a paradigmatic case, revealing correlations between spatially separated systems that no local model can reproduce. Such correlations, known as Bell non-locality, are typically analyzed under the non-signaling assumption, which requires that local statistics be independent of distant measurement choices. Yet real experiments, as well as applications beyond physics, often involve signaling, raising the question of how non-locality should be characterized without this constraint. We introduce a general method for quantifying Bell non-locality in the presence of signaling, designed to relax locality as little as necessary. Our approach is guided by the question: how often can locality be preserved across repeated trials in explaining the observed correlations? The task reduces to finding the optimal convex decomposition of the observed correlations into local and genuinely non-local components. We solve this problem within the linear-programming framework, obtaining a closed-form solution valid for arbitrary correlations. We further evaluate a corresponding measure of signaling, demonstrating the generality of the method and the non-trivial character of the results. By extending the notion of non-locality beyond the non-signaling regime, our framework reshapes the basis for experimental analysis in physics and offers tools applicable outside physics.

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