The strange connections between quantum objects are the strongest relationships that physicists can detect. The math of the graphics can help explain why.
A study last Friday was able to answer the question “How does quantum theory work?”
Using the math of graphs, it was possible to reveal a principle that limits the strength of quantum correlations.
As it writes, quantum objects may be connected, or correlated, so strongly that measuring the properties of one can reveal those of another – even when objects are incredibly distant.
The most famous example of this phenomenon is the. However, there is a whole set of ways in which quantum objects may be correlated.
Although quantum correlations seem mysterious, they operate within defined limits. For example, although the connection between quantum objects can be much stronger, this force reaches a maximum value. In other words, the correlations quantum can differ from the classic, but only to a certain extent.
In the new study, researchers sought to understand whether there is a law or physical principle that may explain why these deviations cannot be greater.
Researchers found the answer at the beginning of exclusivity, an idea that explores how to measure the properties of a set of quantum objects.
As explained by, the principle of exclusivity shows that if it is not possible to simultaneously measure the properties of a pair of quantum objects within this larger set, then it will also be impossible to measure these same properties of the whole set at once.
Mathematics of the graphics answers the question
The new investigation combined this principle with the mathematics of “exclusive graphics”which show the relationships between different measurements of a set of quantum objects.
The analysis of the similarities between many of these graphs has led them to rigorous proof that shows that the principle of exclusivity can explain why quantum correlations behave the way they behave.
