Quantum entanglement, indistinguishability, and the absent-minded driver's problem

The absent-minded driver's problem illustrates that probabilistic strategies can give higher pay-offs than deterministic ones. We show that there are strategies using quantum entangled states that give even higher pay-offs, both for the original problem and for the generalized version with an a...

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Published in:Physics letters. A 2005-03, Vol.336 (6), p.441-447
Main Authors: Cabello, Adán, Calsamiglia, John
Format: Article
Language:English
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Entanglement and quantum non-locality
Quantum games
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Summary:The absent-minded driver's problem illustrates that probabilistic strategies can give higher pay-offs than deterministic ones. We show that there are strategies using quantum entangled states that give even higher pay-offs, both for the original problem and for the generalized version with an arbitrary number of intersections and any possible set of pay-offs.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2005.01.033