Necessary and sufficient conditions for macrorealism using two- and three-time Leggett-Garg inequalities
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Halliwell, JJ
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Conference Paper
Abstract
The Leggett-Garg (LG) inequalities were introduced, as a temporal parallel of the Bell inequalities, to test macroscopic realism – the view that a macroscopic system evolving in time possesses definite properties which can be determined without disturbing the future or past state. The original LG inequalities are only a necessary condition for macrorealism, and are therefore not a decisive test. We argue, for the case of measurements of a single dichotomic variable Q, that when the original four three-time LG inequalities are augmented with a set of twelve two-time inequalities also of the LG form, Fine's theorem applies and these augmented conditions are then both necessary and sufficient. A comparison is carried out with the alternative necessary and sufficient conditions for macrorealism based on no-signaling in time conditions which ensure that all probabilities for Q at one and two times are independent of whether earlier or intermediate measurements are made. We argue that the two tests differ in their implementation of the key requirement of non-invasive measurability so are testing different notions of macrorealism, and these notions are elucidated.
Editor(s)
Elze, HT
Blasone, M
Diosi, L
Fronzoni, L
Halliwell, JJ
Kiefer, C
Prati, E
Vitiello, G
Date Issued
2019-01-01
Date Acceptance
2018-09-01
Citation
9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP DICE2018: SPACETIME - MATTER - QUANTUM MECHANICS, 2019, 1275, pp.1-12
ISSN
1742-6588
Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Journal / Book Title
9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP DICE2018: SPACETIME - MATTER - QUANTUM MECHANICS
Volume
1275
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9th International Workshop on Decoherence, Information, Complexity and Entropy (DICE) - From Discrete Structures and Dynamics to Top-Down Causation
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Mechanics
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
HIDDEN-VARIABLES
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2018-09-17
Finish Date
2018-09-21
Coverage Spatial
Castiglioncello, ITALY
Date Publish Online
2018-09-21