Measuring correlations in quantum and statistical systems
Abstract
The survey discusses the problem of measuring correlations in composite quantum and statistical systems. After briefly recalling the standard methods of describing correlations, the emphasis is on the method of correlation indices. The latter method for quantifying the strength of correlations in composite physical systems is sufficiently general allowing for measuring in a unique way the correlation strength in both quantum and statistical systems, for static as well as for dynamic processes. The correlation indices, can be defined for correlation operators, reduced density matrices, and other operators containing information on correlations in the studied composite systems. The correlation indices measure all types of correlations, quantum correlations, such as entanglement, as well as classical correlations. They are applicable for characterizing static as well as dynamical processes. Examples are given of correlation indices for several quantum states and for spin and pseudospin systems. The quantification of correlations in a nonequilibrium system is exemplified by calculating the correlation index for a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate subject to the action of an alternating field.
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BibTeX
@misc{yukalov2026measuring,
title = {{Measuring correlations in quantum and statistical systems}},
author = {V. I. Yukalov and E. P. Yukalova},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.18412},
eprint = {2609.18412},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18412},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Measuring correlations in quantum and statistical systems
AU - V. I. Yukalov
AU - E. P. Yukalova
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/16
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.18412
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18412
AB - The survey discusses the problem of measuring correlations in composite quantum and statistical systems. After briefly recalling the standard methods of describing correlations, the emphasis is on the method of correlation indices. The latter method for quantifying the strength of correlations in composite physical systems is sufficiently general allowing for measuring in a unique way the correlation strength in both quantum and statistical systems, for static as well as for dynamic processes. The correlation indices, can be defined for correlation operators, reduced density matrices, and other operators containing information on correlations in the studied composite systems. The correlation indices measure all types of correlations, quantum correlations, such as entanglement, as well as classical correlations. They are applicable for characterizing static as well as dynamical processes. Examples are given of correlation indices for several quantum states and for spin and pseudospin systems. The quantification of correlations in a nonequilibrium system is exemplified by calculating the correlation index for a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate subject to the action of an alternating field.
ER -