Bell inequalities for the simplest exclusivity graph

Which is the simplest logical structure for which there is quantum nonlocality? We show that there are only three bipartite Bell inequalities with quantum violation associated with the simplest graph of relationships of exclusivity with a quantum-classical gap. These are the most elementary logical Bell inequalities. We show that the quantum violation of some well-known Bell inequalities is related to them. We test the three Bell inequalities with pairs of polarization-entangled photons and report violations in good agreement with the quantum predictions. Unlike other experiments testing noncontextuality inequalities with pentagonal exclusivity, the ones reported here are free of the compatibility loophole.

Figure 1

Events corresponding to the first (a), second (b), and third (c) pentagonal Bell inequalities.

Figure 2

Graph of the relationships of exclusivity between the eight events in the inequality (5).

Figure 3

Experimental setup for testing the three pentagonal Bell inequalities.

Figure 4

Assignments fixed by an edge pattern $BBABA$.