Colloquium: Understanding quantum weak values: Basics and applications

J Dressel, M Malik, FM Miatto, AN Jordan… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2014 - APS
Since its introduction 25 years ago, the quantum weak value has gradually transitioned from
a theoretical curiosity to a practical laboratory tool. While its utility is apparent in the recent …

Properties and applications of the Kirkwood–Dirac distribution

DRM Arvidsson-Shukur, WF Braasch Jr… - New Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
There are several mathematical formulations of quantum mechanics. The Schrödinger
picture expresses quantum states in terms of wavefunctions over, eg position or momentum …

Quasiprobabilities in quantum thermodynamics and many-body systems

S Gherardini, G De Chiara - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
In this tutorial, we present the definition, interpretation, and properties of some of the main
quasiprobabilities that can describe the statistics of measurement outcomes evaluated at …

Negative quasiprobabilities enhance phase estimation in quantum-optics experiment

N Lupu-Gladstein, YB Yilmaz… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Operator noncommutation, a hallmark of quantum theory, limits measurement precision,
according to uncertainty principles. Wielded correctly, though, noncommutation can boost …

Anomalous weak values are proofs of contextuality

MF Pusey - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
The average result of a weak measurement of some observable A can, under postselection
of the measured quantum system, exceed the largest eigenvalue of A. The nature of weak …

Quantum circuits for measuring weak values, Kirkwood–Dirac quasiprobability distributions, and state spectra

R Wagner, Z Schwartzman-Nowik… - Quantum Science …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Weak values and Kirkwood–Dirac (KD) quasiprobability distributions have been
independently associated with both foundational issues in quantum theory and advantages …

Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability approach to the statistics of incompatible observables

M Lostaglio, A Belenchia, A Levy… - Quantum, 2023 - quantum-journal.org
Recent work has revealed the central role played by the Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability
(KDQ) as a tool to properly account for non-classical features in the context of condensed …

Quasiprobability behind the out-of-time-ordered correlator

N Yunger Halpern, B Swingle, J Dressel - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
Two topics, evolving rapidly in separate fields, were combined recently: the out-of-time-
ordered correlator (OTOC) signals quantum-information scrambling in many-body systems …

[KNIHA][B] Quantum Measurement: Theory and Practice

AN Jordan, IA Siddiqi - 2024 - books.google.com
This book adopts a novel, physics-first approach to quantum measurement, using physical
experiments as the basis to describe the underlying mathematical formalism. Topics covered …

Photon trajectories, anomalous velocities and weak measurements: a classical interpretation

KY Bliokh, AY Bekshaev, AG Kofman… - New Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Recently, Kocsis et al (2011 Science 332 1170) reported the observation of'average
trajectories of single photons' in a two-slit interference experiment. This was possible by …