A versatile neural-network toolbox for testing Bell locality in networks

2026/03/31 by Antoine Girardin, Mohammad Massi Rashidi, Géraldine Haack +2
Physics and Astronomy · #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/2058-9565/ae8df7

published as Quantum Sci. Technol. 11 035056 (2026) · 11+4 pages, 4+3 figures, 1 table, RevTeX 4.2. The computational appendix is available at https://www.github.com/Antoine0Girardin/local_model_in_networks V2: Added section V.B with new results, close to published version

arxiv created 2026/08/05 · arxiv updated 2026/08/06

Abstract

Determining whether an observed distribution of events generated in a quantum network is Bell local, i.e., if it admits an alternative realization in terms of independent local variables, is extremely challenging. Building upon arXiv:1907.10552, we develop a software solution that parameterizes local models in networks via neural networks. This allows one to leverage optimization tools available from the machine learning community in the search of network Bell nonlocality. Our solution applies to arbitrary networks, is easy to use, and includes technical improvements that significantly increase performance compared to previous implementations. We apply it to investigate nonlocality in several networks hitherto unexplored, providing insights on the corresponding quantum nonlocal sets and suggesting concrete, promising realizations of quantum nonlocal correlations.

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