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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Foundations of Physics

Background:

  • Quantum physics exhibits non-determinism and no-cloning.
  • Quantum correlations are stronger than classical ones, but no-signalling holds.
  • Existing features do not uniquely define quantum mechanics; other theories allow stronger correlations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the principle of 'information causality'.
  • Show that information causality is respected by classical and quantum physics.
  • Demonstrate that information causality is violated by theories with correlations stronger than quantum ones.

Main Methods:

  • Define information causality based on information gain from Alice to Bob bounded by communication volume (m bits).
  • Relate information causality to the no-signalling principle (m=0).
  • Analyze information gain in no-signalling theories with maximal correlations.

Main Results:

  • Classical and quantum physics respect information causality.
  • No-signalling theories with correlations stronger than quantum violate information causality.
  • Maximal correlations in no-signalling theories would allow access to any m-bit subset of Alice's data.

Conclusions:

  • Information causality may distinguish physical theories from non-physical ones.
  • Suggest information causality as a foundational property of nature.
  • Information causality generalizes the no-signalling condition.