Measurement entropy in generalized nonsignalling theory cannot detect bipartite nonlocality

Josh Cadney and Noah Linden
Phys. Rev. A 86, 052103 – Published 7 November 2012

Abstract

We consider entropy in generalized nonsignalling theory (also known as box world) where the most common definition of entropy is the measurement entropy. In this setting, we completely characterize the set of allowed entropies for a bipartite state. We find that the only inequalities among these entropies are subadditivity and non-negativity. Surprisingly nonlocality does not play a role—in fact, any bipartite entropy vector can be achieved by separable states of the theory. This is in stark contrast to the case of the von Neumann entropy in quantum theory, where only entangled states satisfy S(AB)<S(A).

  • Received 10 September 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.052103

©2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Josh Cadney* and Noah Linden

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TW, United Kingdom

  • *josh.cadney@bristol.ac.uk

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Vol. 86, Iss. 5 — November 2012

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