Journal article : Letter
Geometry from quantum temporal correlations
- Abstract:
- In this Letter, we show how Euclidean three-space uniquely emerges from the structure of quantum temporal correlations associated with sequential measurements of Pauli observables on a single qubit. Quite remarkably, the quantum temporal correlations which give rise to geometry are independent of the initial state of the qubit, which we show enables an observer to extract geometric data from sequential measurements without the observer having any knowledge of initial conditions. Such results suggest the plausibility that space itself may emerge from quantum temporal correlations, and we formulate a toy model of such a hypothetical phenomenon.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1103/physreva.111.052438
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/006wxqw41
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Journal:
- Physical Review A More from this journal
- Volume:
- 111
- Issue:
- 5
- Article number:
- 052438
- Publication date:
- 2025-05-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-05-06
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2469-9934
- ISSN:
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2469-9926
- Language:
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English
- Subtype:
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Letter
- Pubs id:
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2127871
- Local pid:
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pubs:2127871
- Deposit date:
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2025-06-30
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- American Physical Society
- Copyright date:
- 2025
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- © 2025 American Physical Society
- Notes:
- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
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