Published September 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Incomplete Kochen-Specker coloring

  • 1. Department of Mathematics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm (Sweden) and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

A particular incomplete Kochen-Specker coloring, suggested by Appleby [Stud. Hist. Philos. Mod. Phys. 36, 1 (2005)] in dimension three, is generalized to arbitrary dimension. We investigate its effectivity as a function of dimension, using two different measures. A limit is derived for the fraction of the sphere that can be colored using the generalized Appleby construction as the number of dimensions approaches infinity. The second, and physically more relevant measure of effectivity, is to look at the fraction of properly colored ON bases. Using this measure, we derive a ''lower bound for the upper bound'' in three and four real dimensions

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 092101-092101.9
ISSN
0022-2488
CODEN
JMAPAQ

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39035817
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
HILBERT SPACE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPHERES
Descriptors DEC
BANACH SPACE; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; SPACE

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(c) 2007 American Institute of Physics