All measurements in a probabilistic theory are compatible if and only if the state space is a simplex

All measurements in a probabilistic theory are compatible if and only if the state space is a simplex

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All measurements in a probabilistic theory are compatible if and only if the state space is a simplex

Martin Plávala1
1 Matematický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied, Bratislava, Slovensko
martinplavala@gmail.com

We study the compatibility of two-outcome measurements on finite-dimensional compact convex state space in the framework of General Probabilistic Theory. Our main emphasis is on the formulation of necessary and sufficient conditions for two-outcome measurements to be compatible and we use these conditions to show that there exist incompatible measurements whenever the state space is not a simplex.

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This research was supported by grant VEGA 2/0069/16.

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