Perspective of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen spin correlations in the phase-space formulation for arbitrary values of the spin. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We consider the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlation between two spins with arbitrary j values using the phase-space description of the angular-momentum operators [G. S. Agarwal, Phys. Rev. A 24, 2889 (1981)]. The phase-space formulation provides insight into hidden-variable theories and enables us to understand why Bells inequalities are violated. We use the analogs of the Wigner function and the P function for the analysis of the correlations. We show that the Wigner function for the singlet state becomes positive in the limit j. We also show the extent to which Bells inequalities can be violated for higher spins and present physical quantities, the correlations between which would violate Bells inequalities. 1993 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • Phys Rev A

author list (cited authors)

  • Agarwal, G. S.

citation count

  • 35

complete list of authors

  • Agarwal, GS

publication date

  • June 1993