Simulating quantum measurements without superposition devices
Abstract
Superposition is the core feature that sets quantum theory apart from classical physics. Here, we investigate whether sets of quantum measurements can be modelled by using devices limited to performing jointly diagonalisable measurements. This leads us to introduce classical measurement models, where many such devices are connected together through classical randomness and post-processing. Such classical measurement models are intermediate between the notion of commutative measurements and joint measurability. Towards understanding these models we (i) identify exact noise and loss rates at which all projective measurements admit a classical model, (ii) propose numerical methods to construct classical models for finite sets of measurements, and (iii) show how to construct witnesses for ruling out the existence of classical models. In addition, we show that classical measurement models also have operational implications in non-disturbance tasks where sequential quantum measurements are implemented with classical side-information. Our work provides a new approach to the role of superposition in quantum measurements.
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