Quantum Nonlocality and Beyond: Limits from Nonlocal Computation

Noah Linden, Sandu Popescu, Anthony J. Short, and Andreas Winter
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 180502 – Published 30 October 2007

Abstract

We address the problem of “nonlocal computation,” in which separated parties must compute a function without any individual learning anything about the inputs. Surprisingly, entanglement provides no benefit over local classical strategies for such tasks, yet stronger nonlocal correlations allow perfect success. This provides intriguing insights into the limits of quantum information processing, the nature of quantum nonlocality, and the differences between quantum and stronger-than-quantum nonlocal correlations.

  • Received 8 June 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.180502

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Noah Linden1, Sandu Popescu2,3, Anthony J. Short2, and Andreas Winter1

  • 1Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TW, United Kingdom
  • 2H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
  • 3Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS12 6QZ, United Kingdom

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Vol. 99, Iss. 18 — 2 November 2007

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