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Universal Bell Correlations Do Not Exist Cole A. Graham 1 William M. Hoza 2 December 4, 2016 CS395T Quantum Complexity Theory 1 Department of Mathematics, Stanford University 2 Department of Computer Science, UT Austin Quantum nonlocality


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Universal Bell Correlations Do Not Exist

Cole A. Graham1 William M. Hoza2 December 4, 2016 CS395T – Quantum Complexity Theory

1Department of Mathematics, Stanford University 2Department of Computer Science, UT Austin

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Quantum nonlocality

◮ Recall Bell’s theorem: Entanglement allows interactions that

can’t be simulated using shared randomness / hidden variables

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Quantum nonlocality

◮ Recall Bell’s theorem: Entanglement allows interactions that

can’t be simulated using shared randomness / hidden variables

◮ Recall the no-communication theorem: Entanglement can’t be

used to send signals

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Quantum nonlocality

◮ Recall Bell’s theorem: Entanglement allows interactions that

can’t be simulated using shared randomness / hidden variables

◮ Recall the no-communication theorem: Entanglement can’t be

used to send signals

◮ Contradictory?

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PR box

Alice Bob PR

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PR box

Alice Bob PR

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1}

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PR box

Alice Bob PR

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1}

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PR box

Alice Bob PR

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1} (a, b) =

  • (0, xy)

with probability 1/2 (1, 1 − xy) with probability 1/2

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PR box

Alice Bob PR

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1} (a, b) =

  • (0, xy)

with probability 1/2 (1, 1 − xy) with probability 1/2

◮ Cannot be used to communicate

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PR box

Alice Bob PR

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1} (a, b) =

  • (0, xy)

with probability 1/2 (1, 1 − xy) with probability 1/2

◮ Cannot be used to communicate ◮ But can be used to win CHSH game: a + b = xy (mod 2)

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Correlation box

Alice Bob Cor

x ∈ X y ∈ Y a ∈ A b ∈ B

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Correlation box

Alice Bob Cor

x ∈ X y ∈ Y a ∈ A b ∈ B

◮ A correlation box is a map

Cor : X × Y → {µ : µ is a probability distribution over A × B}

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Correlation box

Alice Bob Cor

x ∈ X y ∈ Y a ∈ A b ∈ B

◮ A correlation box is a map

Cor : X × Y → {µ : µ is a probability distribution over A × B}

◮ Assume X, Y , A, B are countable

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Correlation box

Alice Bob Cor

x ∈ X y ∈ Y a ∈ A b ∈ B

◮ A correlation box is a map

Cor : X × Y → {µ : µ is a probability distribution over A × B}

◮ Assume X, Y , A, B are countable ◮ Abuse notation and write Cor : X × Y → A × B

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Distributed sampling problems

Alice Bob

Referee

x ∈ X y ∈ Y a ∈ A b ∈ B

◮ Can think of a correlation box as a distributed sampling

problem – the problem of simulating the box

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Distributed sampling complexity classes

◮ SR: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using just

shared randomness

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Distributed sampling complexity classes

◮ SR: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using just

shared randomness

◮ Q: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using

shared randomness + arbitrary bipartite quantum state

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Distributed sampling complexity classes

◮ SR: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using just

shared randomness

◮ Q: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using

shared randomness + arbitrary bipartite quantum state

◮ Obviously SR ⊆ Q

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Distributed sampling complexity classes

◮ SR: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using just

shared randomness

◮ Q: class of correlation boxes that can be simulated using

shared randomness + arbitrary bipartite quantum state

◮ Obviously SR ⊆ Q ◮ Bell’s theorem: SR = Q

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Distributed sampling complexity classes (2)

◮ NS: class of non-signalling correlation boxes

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Distributed sampling complexity classes (2)

◮ NS: class of non-signalling correlation boxes ◮ No-communication theorem: Q ⊆ NS

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Distributed sampling complexity classes (2)

◮ NS: class of non-signalling correlation boxes ◮ No-communication theorem: Q ⊆ NS ◮ Tsierelson bound: PR ∈ Q, so Q = NS

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Bell pair

◮ Goal: Understand Q

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Bell pair

◮ Goal: Understand Q ◮ Baby step: Understand BELL: class of correlation boxes that

can be simulated using shared randomness +

1 √ 2(|00 + |11)

+ projective measurements

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Bell pair

◮ Goal: Understand Q ◮ Baby step: Understand BELL: class of correlation boxes that

can be simulated using shared randomness +

1 √ 2(|00 + |11)

+ projective measurements

◮ SR BELL Q

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Toner-Bacon theorem

◮ Theorem (Toner, Bacon ’03): BELL can be simulated using

shared randomness + 1 bit of communication

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Toner-Bacon theorem

◮ Theorem (Toner, Bacon ’03): BELL can be simulated using

shared randomness + 1 bit of communication

◮ This is an upper bound on the power of BELL

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Toner-Bacon theorem

◮ Theorem (Toner, Bacon ’03): BELL can be simulated using

shared randomness + 1 bit of communication

◮ This is an upper bound on the power of BELL ◮ Loose upper bound, since BELL ⊆ NS

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PR box is BELL-hard

◮ Theorem (Cerf et al. ’05): BELL can be simulated using

shared randomness + 1 PR box

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PR box is BELL-hard

◮ Theorem (Cerf et al. ’05): BELL can be simulated using

shared randomness + 1 PR box

◮ In other words, PR is BELL-hard with respect to 1-query

reductions

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Distributed sampling complexity zoo

SR BELL Q NS BELL-hard PR

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◮ Theorem: There does not exist a finite-alphabet

BELL-complete correlation box

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◮ Theorem: There does not exist a finite-alphabet

BELL-complete correlation box

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◮ Theorem: There does not exist a finite-alphabet

BELL-complete correlation box

◮ ◮ Theorem:

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◮ Theorem: There does not exist a finite-alphabet

BELL-complete correlation box

◮ ◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y countable; A, B

finite

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◮ Theorem: There does not exist a finite-alphabet

BELL-complete correlation box

◮ ◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y countable; A, B

finite

◮ Then there exists a binary correlation box in BELL that does

not reduce to Cor

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◮ Theorem: There does not exist a finite-alphabet

BELL-complete correlation box

◮ ◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y countable; A, B

finite

◮ Then there exists a binary correlation box in BELL that does

not reduce to Cor

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Distributed sampling complexity zoo (2)

SR BELL Q NS BELL-hard PR

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Biased CHSH game

Alice Bob

Ref

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1}

◮ Goal: a + b = xy (mod 2)

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Biased CHSH game

Alice Bob

Ref

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1}

◮ Goal: a + b = xy (mod 2) ◮ Inputs x, y are chosen independently at random

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Biased CHSH game

Alice Bob

Ref

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1}

◮ Goal: a + b = xy (mod 2) ◮ Inputs x, y are chosen independently at random ◮ y is uniform, x is biased: Pr[x = 1] = p ∈ [1/2, 1]

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Biased CHSH game

Alice Bob

Ref

x ∈ {0, 1} y ∈ {0, 1} a ∈ {0, 1} b ∈ {0, 1}

◮ Goal: a + b = xy (mod 2) ◮ Inputs x, y are chosen independently at random ◮ y is uniform, x is biased: Pr[x = 1] = p ∈ [1/2, 1] ◮ Theorem (Lawson, Linden, Popescu ’10): Optimal quantum

strategy can be implemented in BELL, wins with probability f (p) def = 1 2 + 1 2

  • p2 + (1 − p)2
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Quantum value of biased CHSH game

p win prob 75% 100% 1 1/2 ≈ 85%

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Affine functions from reductions

◮ Let Sp ∈ BELL be optimal quantum strategy

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Affine functions from reductions

◮ Let Sp ∈ BELL be optimal quantum strategy ◮ Assume there is a reduction from Sp to Cor

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Affine functions from reductions

◮ Let Sp ∈ BELL be optimal quantum strategy ◮ Assume there is a reduction from Sp to Cor ◮ Probability that reduction wins biased CHSH game is of form

1 − p 2 P00 + p 2P10 + 1 − p 2 P01 + p 2P11

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Affine functions from reductions

◮ Let Sp ∈ BELL be optimal quantum strategy ◮ Assume there is a reduction from Sp to Cor ◮ Probability that reduction wins biased CHSH game is of form

1 − p 2 P00 + p 2P10 + 1 − p 2 P01 + p 2P11

◮ Affine function of p, for fixed reduction

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Countably many affine functions

◮ Fix shared randomness without decreasing win probability

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Countably many affine functions

◮ Fix shared randomness without decreasing win probability ◮ Recall Cor ∈ Q

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Countably many affine functions

◮ Fix shared randomness without decreasing win probability ◮ Recall Cor ∈ Q ◮ Win probability still exactly f (p) (Q is closed under reductions)

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Countably many affine functions

◮ Fix shared randomness without decreasing win probability ◮ Recall Cor ∈ Q ◮ Win probability still exactly f (p) (Q is closed under reductions) ◮ Recall Cor : X × Y → A × B with X, Y countable, A, B finite

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Countably many affine functions

◮ Fix shared randomness without decreasing win probability ◮ Recall Cor ∈ Q ◮ Win probability still exactly f (p) (Q is closed under reductions) ◮ Recall Cor : X × Y → A × B with X, Y countable, A, B finite ◮ Only countably many deterministic reductions!

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Countably many affine functions

◮ Fix shared randomness without decreasing win probability ◮ Recall Cor ∈ Q ◮ Win probability still exactly f (p) (Q is closed under reductions) ◮ Recall Cor : X × Y → A × B with X, Y countable, A, B finite ◮ Only countably many deterministic reductions! ◮ Countably many affine functions, so ∃p where all the affine

functions disagree with f (p)

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite ◮ Then ∃ binary correlation box Cor1 ∈ BELL such that

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite ◮ Then ∃ binary correlation box Cor1 ∈ BELL such that ◮ If there is a k-query ε-error reduction from Cor1 to Cor2, then

k4 · (2|X|)2|A|k · (2|Y |)2|B|k ≥ Ω(1/ε)

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite ◮ Then ∃ binary correlation box Cor1 ∈ BELL such that ◮ If there is a k-query ε-error reduction from Cor1 to Cor2, then

k4 · (2|X|)2|A|k · (2|Y |)2|B|k ≥ Ω(1/ε)

◮ Upper bound: ∀ε > 0, ∃Cor2 : [T] × [T] → {0, 1} × {0, 1}

such that

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite ◮ Then ∃ binary correlation box Cor1 ∈ BELL such that ◮ If there is a k-query ε-error reduction from Cor1 to Cor2, then

k4 · (2|X|)2|A|k · (2|Y |)2|B|k ≥ Ω(1/ε)

◮ Upper bound: ∀ε > 0, ∃Cor2 : [T] × [T] → {0, 1} × {0, 1}

such that

◮ T ≤ O(1/ε4)

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite ◮ Then ∃ binary correlation box Cor1 ∈ BELL such that ◮ If there is a k-query ε-error reduction from Cor1 to Cor2, then

k4 · (2|X|)2|A|k · (2|Y |)2|B|k ≥ Ω(1/ε)

◮ Upper bound: ∀ε > 0, ∃Cor2 : [T] × [T] → {0, 1} × {0, 1}

such that

◮ T ≤ O(1/ε4) ◮ Cor2 ∈ BELL

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Approximate simulations

◮ Theorem:

◮ Suppose Cor2 : X × Y → A × B is in Q; X, Y , A, B finite ◮ Then ∃ binary correlation box Cor1 ∈ BELL such that ◮ If there is a k-query ε-error reduction from Cor1 to Cor2, then

k4 · (2|X|)2|A|k · (2|Y |)2|B|k ≥ Ω(1/ε)

◮ Upper bound: ∀ε > 0, ∃Cor2 : [T] × [T] → {0, 1} × {0, 1}

such that

◮ T ≤ O(1/ε4) ◮ Cor2 ∈ BELL ◮ For every Cor1 ∈ BELL, there is a 1-query ε-error reduction

from Cor1 to Cor2

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Conclusions

◮ Is there a countable-alphabet BELL-complete correlation box?

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Conclusions

◮ Is there a countable-alphabet BELL-complete correlation box? ◮ What is the right relationship between |X|, |Y |, |A|, |B|, k, ε?

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Conclusions

◮ Is there a countable-alphabet BELL-complete correlation box? ◮ What is the right relationship between |X|, |Y |, |A|, |B|, k, ε? ◮ Thanks for listening!

Questions?

◮ This material is based upon work supported by the National Science

Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. DGE-1610403.

◮ Cole Graham gratefully acknowledges the support of the Fannie and John

Hertz Foundation.