What is the significance of nonlocality super-activation in this paper?

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The discussion centers on the significance of nonlocality super-activation as presented in the paper titled "Nonlocality and the Superactivation of Local Hidden Variable Models" (arXiv:1205.3118). The paper constructs a quantum state ##\rho## that exhibits correlations compatible with a local hidden variable model, while the tensor product state ##\rho \otimes \rho## does not. This finding highlights the complex nature of quantum correlations and challenges traditional views on local hidden variable theories.

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Thought this was an interesting paper that people might not know of:
https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.3118
It constructs a state ##\rho## whose correlations have a local hidden variable model, but those of ##\rho \otimes \rho## do not.
 
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DarMM said:
Thought this was an interesting paper that people might not know of:
https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.3118
It constructs a state ##\rho## whose correlations have a local hidden variable model, but those of ##\rho \otimes \rho## do not.
What does he mean by super activation, shouldn't he put it in quotes. When I google I get fish tank filter:smile:
 
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