All measurements in a probabilistic theory are compatible if and only if the state space is a simplex

Martin Plávala
Phys. Rev. A 94, 042108 – Published 12 October 2016

Abstract

We study the compatibility of measurements on finite-dimensional compact convex state space in the framework of general probabilistic theory. Our main emphasis is on formulation of necessary and sufficient conditions for two-outcome measurements to be compatible and we use these conditions to show that there exist incompatible measurements whenever the state space is not a simplex. We also formulate the linear programming problem for the compatibility of two-outcome measurements.

  • Received 19 August 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.042108

©2016 American Physical Society

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General Physics

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Martin Plávala*

  • Mathematical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Štefánikova 49, Bratislava, Slovakia

  • *martin.plavala@mat.savba.sk

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Vol. 94, Iss. 4 — October 2016

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