QUANTUM CONTEXTUALITY

The aim of the course: is to make the students familiar with the concept of quantum contextuality.

Prerequisites for the course: The course is self-contained; it does not presuppose the knowledge of quantum mechanics or the mathematical foundations thereof.

Course schedule:

1. Classical and quantum probability
2. Operationalist and realist interpretations
3. Properties and propensities
4. Individual and ensemble interpetation
5. The Kochen-Specker theorem
6. The GHZ pentagram and the Peres-Merminn square
7. Hardy's paradox and the possibility tables
8. The Popescu-Rohrlich box
9. The graph theoretical approach
10. The sheaf theoretical approach
11. Contextuality and locality
12. Psi-ontic and Psi-epistemic ontological models
13. The PBR theorem

Literature:

• Budroni et al. "Kochen-Specker contextuality" arXiv