Infinite Correlation in Measured Quantum Processes

Karoline Wiesner and James P. Crutchfield
Computational Science and Engineering Center and Physics Department
University of California, Davis
One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616

ABSTRACT: We show that quantum dynamical systems can exhibit infinite correlations in their behavior when repeatedly measured. We model quantum processes using quantum finite-state generators and take the stochastic language they generate as a representation of their behavior. We analyze two spin-1 quantum systems that differ only in how they are observed. The corresponding language generated has short-range correlation in one case and infinite correlation in the other.


K. Wiesner and J. P. Crutchfield, "Infinite Correlation in Measured Quantum Processes", Quantum Information Processing Workshop (2007) submitted.
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Santa Fe Institute Working Paper 06-11-043. arxiv.org e-print quant-ph/0611143.