On the operational and algebraic quantum correlations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04332v1
• Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:50:47 GMT
• Title: On the operational and algebraic quantum correlations
• Authors: Shun Umekawa, Jaeha Lee,
• Abstract summary: We investigate the intrinsic ambiguity in the definition of correlation functions arising from the inevitable invasiveness of quantum measurements.<n>We demonstrate that the differences among various definitions of correlation functions are bounded above by a quantitative measure of measurement invasiveness.
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• Abstract: We investigate the intrinsic ambiguity in the definition of correlation functions arising from the inevitable invasiveness of quantum measurements. While algebraic correlations defined as expectation values of products of observables are widely used, their relationship to operational ones defined through actual measurement procedures remain unclear. We demonstrate that the differences among various definitions of correlation functions and those among their underlying (quasi-)joint probability distributions are bounded above by a quantitative measure of measurement invasiveness. We further obtain a lower bound on the discrepancy among operational and algebraic (quasi-)joint probability distributions, providing a new form of the uncertainty relation. In addition, we identify an equivalence condition under which operational and algebraic correlations coincide. As an application, we analyze the quantum violation of the Leggett-Garg inequality and clarify the structural origin of the equivalence among different approaches to observing the violation, including sequential projective measurements and weak-measurement. Our results provide an operational foundation for the commonly used algebraic concepts of quantum theory.

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