General probabilistic theories: An introduction

M Plávala - Physics Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
We introduce the framework of general probabilistic theories (GPTs for short). GPTs are a
class of operational theories that generalize both finite-dimensional classical and quantum …

Detecting quantumness in uniform precessions

LH Zaw, CC Aw, Z Lasmar, V Scarani - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
Building on work by Tsirelson, we present a family of protocols that detect the nonclassicality
of suitable states of a single quantum system, under the sole assumption that the measured …

Unification of Energy Concepts in Generalized Phase Space Theories

L Jiang, DR Terno, O Dahlsten - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We consider how to describe Hamiltonian mechanics in generalized probabilistic theories
with the states represented as quasiprobability distributions. We give general operational …

Framework for generalized Hamiltonian systems through reasonable postulates

L Jiang, DR Terno, O Dahlsten - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
Hamiltonian mechanics describes the evolution of a system through its Hamiltonian. The
Hamiltonian typically also represents the energy observable, a Noether-conserved quantity …

Generalized dynamical theories in phase space and the hydrogen atom

M Plávala, M Kleinmann - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We show that the phase-space formulation of general probabilistic theories can be extended
to include a generalized time evolution and that it can describe a nonquantum hydrogenlike …

Symmetries and Wigner representations of operational theories

TA Ohst, M Plávala - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We develop the theory of Wigner representations for general probabilistic theories (GPTs), a
large class of operational theories that include both classical and quantum theory. The …

Quantum harvester enabling energy transfer without entropy transfer

F Meng, J Xu, X Liu, O Dahlsten - Physical Review A, 2025 - APS
We consider a foundational question in energy harvesting: Given a partly random energy
source, is it possible to extract the energy without also transferring randomness or accepting …

Probing the nonclassical dynamics of a quantum particle in a gravitational field

M Plávala, S Nimmrichter, M Kleinmann - arxiv preprint arxiv:2502.03489, 2025 - arxiv.org
In quantum mechanics, the time evolution of particles is given by the Schr\" odinger
equation. It is valid in a nonrelativistic regime where the interactions with the particle can be …

Quantum harvester enables energy transfer without randomness transfer or dissipation

F Meng, J Xu, X Liu, O Dahlsten - arxiv preprint arxiv:2406.08054, 2024 - arxiv.org
We consider a foundational question in energy harvesting: given a partly random energy
source, is it possible to extract the energy without also transferring randomness or accepting …

Information-theoretic derivation of energy and speed bounds

L Giannelli, G Chiribella - arxiv preprint arxiv:2403.13223, 2024 - arxiv.org
Information-theoretic insights have proven fruitful in many areas of quantum physics. But can
the fundamental dynamics of quantum systems be derived from purely information-theoretic …