States Violating Both Locality and Noncontextuality Inequalities in Quantum Theory

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that infinitely many quantum scenarios exist where states violate both locality and noncontextuality inequalities simultaneously, challenging the previously assumed monogamy relation between nonlocality and contextuality.

Contribution

It shows the existence of infinitely many scenarios violating both inequalities and identifies states that violate both KCBS and a different nonlocality inequality, expanding understanding of quantum correlations.

Findings

Existence of infinitely many scenarios violating both inequalities.

Quantum states that violate both KCBS and a different nonlocality inequality.

Challenges the universality of the monogamy relation.

Abstract

The CHSH inequality is an inequality used to test locality in quantum theory and is recognized as one of Bell's inequalities. In contrast, the KCBS inequality is employed to test noncontextuality in quantum theory. While certain quantum states are known to violate these inequalities individually, it was previously assumed that no state could violate both inequalities simultaneously. This assumption is encapsulated in the concept of the `monogamy relation.' It describes a trade-off between nonlocality and contextuality: the violation of one inequality typically excludes the possibility of violating the other. However, Xue et al. demonstrated that simultaneous violations of both the CHSH and KCBS inequalities are possible with specific choices of observables. This discovery challenges the universal validity of the monogamy relation. It also suggests that the relationship between contextuality and nonlocality is more complex than previously understood. They further showed that numerous scenarios exist where both the CHSH inequality and a contextuality inequality involving more than five observables are violated. However, the number of such scenarios is finite. Building on this, we present two main results. The first is that there are infinitely many scenarios in which both the CHSH inequality and a contextuality inequality involving an odd number of observables are violated. This finding reveals the existence of infinitely many scenarios where the monogamy relation between the CHSH inequality and the noncontextuality inequality no longer holds. The second is that certain quantum states violate both the KCBS inequality and a nonlocality inequality distinct from the CHSH inequality. These insights deepen our understanding of the complex relationship between nonlocality and contextuality, and open avenues for exploring state-dependent inequalities and their physical implications.