The Grothendieck Game and Self-Testing Continuous Groups
quant-ph, math-ph, math.MP
Submitted: 2026-10-05
Updated: 2026-10-05
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The gist: Self-testing certifies quantum states and measurements from observed correlations alone, without requiring a description of the devices that produce them.
Abstract
Self-testing certifies quantum states and measurements from observed correlations alone, without requiring a description of the devices that produce them. In this work we establish, to the best of our knowledge, the first robust self-test of the full continuous family of measurements generated by Majorana operators. We achieve this by showing that the Grothendieck game, a two-player nonlocal game in which the players receive directions on a sphere and return binary answers, is a self-test of Majorana observables. That is, any near-optimal performance certifies an entire continuously parameterized family of quantum measurements. We further extend this certification to products of Majorana observables, obtaining a robust self-test of the spin representation of the continuous pin group.
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