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Temporal quantum correlations and Leggett-Garg inequalities in multi-level systems
We show that the quantum bound for temporal correlations in a Leggett-Garg
test, analogous to the Tsirelson bound for spatial correlations in a Bell test,
strongly depends on the number of levels that can be accessed by the
measurement apparatus via projective measurements. We provide exact bounds for
small , that exceed the known bound for the Leggett-Garg inequality, and
show that in the limit the Leggett-Garg inequality can be
violated up to its algebraic maximum.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Maximum violations of the quantum-witness equality
We consider the quantum-witness test of macroscopic realism and derive an upper bound for possible violations of this equality due to quantum mechanics. The bound depends only on the number of possible outcomes for the blind measurement at the heart of the witness protocol. Mirroring recent results for the related Leggett-Garg inequality, we show that quantum mechanics can saturate the algebraic bound for large systems. We also establish a connection between the quantum witness and the trace distance between density matrices and discuss how the quantum witness can be used to obtain a bound on the Hilbert-space dimension of the system under study
Exact isolated solutions for the two-photon Rabi Hamiltonian
The two-photon Rabi Hamiltonian is a simple model describing the interaction
of light with matter, with the interaction being mediated by the exchange of
two photons. Although this model is exactly soluble in the rotating-wave
approximation, we work with the full Hamiltonian, maintaining the
non-integrability of the model. We demonstrate that, despite this
non-integrability, there exist isolated, exact solutions for this model
analogous to the so-called Juddian solutions found for the single-photon Rabi
Hamiltonian. In so doing we use a Bogoliubov transformation of the field mode,
as described by the present authors in an earlier publication.Comment: 15 Pages, 1 Figure, Latex, minor change
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