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Bipartite temporal Bell inequality for squeezed coherent state of inflationary perturbations

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Coherent initial states for inflationary perturbations produce no temporal Bell inequality violation.

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The paper examines a temporal analogue of Bell's inequality applied to primordial perturbations when the standard Bunch-Davies vacuum is replaced by a coherent state. It derives an exact analytical form for the expectation value of the bipartite temporal Bell operator built from a single pseudo-spin component measured at two different times. No violation of the inequality appears for the coherent state. Adding squeezing yields values that differ only slightly from the pure squeezed-vacuum case at large squeezing parameters. This leads to the conclusion that distinguishing among possible initial states of inflation does not depend on seeing a temporal Bell violation. The temporal version also shows a dependence on the imaginary phase factor of the wave function that is absent from spatial Bell inequalities.

Core claim

Assuming a coherent state as the initial condition, the expectation value of the bipartite temporal Bell operator is obtained in closed form and remains below the classical bound for all parameter values. For the squeezed coherent state the same expectation value deviates only modestly from the corresponding squeezed-vacuum result when the squeezing parameter becomes large. Consequently, the violation (or non-violation) of the temporal Bell inequality cannot by itself discriminate between different candidate initial states of primordial perturbations.

What carries the argument

Bipartite temporal Bell operator formed from time-separated measurements of one component of the pseudo-spin operator.

If this is right

  • Temporal Bell tests remain usable in cosmology because they require only one observable component.
  • Absence of violation for coherent states means other observables must be used to detect quantum imprints of such initial conditions.
  • Small differences between squeezed coherent and squeezed vacuum results at large squeezing allow limited discrimination without a violation.
  • The dependence on the imaginary phase factor is a distinctive property of the temporal inequality.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Precision measurements of the Bell-operator expectation value could still constrain squeezing even when no violation occurs.
  • The phase sensitivity unique to the temporal case offers a potential additional handle on the wave-function content of primordial fluctuations.
  • The same construction may be applied to other non-vacuum states without requiring full two-observable spatial Bell tests.

Load-bearing premise

A coherent state is a physically plausible initial condition for inflationary perturbations and single-component measurements at separated times suffice to build a meaningful temporal Bell test under cosmological constraints.

What would settle it

An explicit numerical evaluation of the derived expectation value for a chosen squeezing parameter and phase that exactly reproduces the squeezed-vacuum result instead of the reported slight difference.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.08428 by Aurindam Mondal.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Bipartite temporal Bell operator as a function of squeezing parameters [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Bipartite temporal Bell operator as a function of the real part of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_2.png] view at source ↗
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We investigate the role of the bipartite temporal Bell inequality, an analogue of the spatial Bell inequality, in probing the quantum imprints of primordial perturbations when the initially chosen Bunch-Davies vacuum is replaced by a coherent state. Although it is based on the same principles of locality and realism, its primary advantage lies in the fact that it does not require two distinct set of observable for its construction. Instead, measurements performed on a single component of the pseudo-spin operator at different times are sufficient. Consequently, it is particularly well suited for cosmological scenarios, where observational constraints typically allow access to only one component of the pseudo-spin operator. Assuming a coherent state as the initial condition, we derive an analytical expression for the expectation value of the bipartite temporal Bell operator and demonstrate the absence of temporal Bell violation in such a scenario. Interestingly, the results for squeezed coherent state is found to differ - albeit slightly - from those of squeezed vacuum state for large values of the squeezing parameter. This suggests that the ability to distinguish among different initial states of primordial perturbations does not rely on the violation of temporal Bell inequality. Furthermore, the dependence of the temporal Bell inequality on a purely imaginary phase factor of the wave function appears to be an unique feature, which is entirely absent in the context of spatial Bell inequalities.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript derives an analytical expression for the expectation value of the bipartite temporal Bell operator acting on squeezed coherent states of inflationary perturbations (replacing the usual Bunch-Davies vacuum), demonstrates that this expectation value never violates the temporal Bell inequality, and reports that the result differs only slightly from the corresponding squeezed-vacuum case at large squeezing. It concludes that the ability to discriminate among initial states does not require Bell violation and that the dependence on a purely imaginary phase factor of the wave function is a distinctive feature of the temporal formulation.

Significance. If the derivation is correct, the result supplies a concrete, reproducible calculation showing that temporal Bell tests—more observationally accessible than spatial ones—yield no violation for coherent-state initial conditions. This limits the utility of such inequalities as direct probes of quantumness or state discrimination in primordial perturbations, while the reported slight difference at large squeezing and the phase dependence constitute falsifiable, checkable features that can be compared with other initial-state calculations in quantum cosmology.

minor comments (4)
  1. Abstract, sentence on squeezed-coherent results: the clause 'the results for squeezed coherent state is found to differ' contains a subject-verb agreement error and should read 'are found to differ'.
  2. Main derivation (around the analytical expression for the Bell-operator expectation value): although the final formula is stated, the manuscript would benefit from an explicit intermediate step showing how the coherent-state displacement operator acts on the pseudo-spin correlators, to allow immediate cross-check by readers.
  3. Discussion of large-squeezing regime: the statement that the difference from the squeezed-vacuum case is 'slight' would be more persuasive if accompanied by a short table or plot of the numerical values of the expectation value versus squeezing parameter for both states.
  4. Notation: the pseudo-spin operator components used to construct the temporal Bell operator are referenced but never written out explicitly; adding their definition (e.g., in terms of the Mukhanov-Sasaki variable and its conjugate) would improve accessibility.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful review of our manuscript and for recommending minor revision. The referee's summary accurately captures the scope and conclusions of our work on the bipartite temporal Bell inequality applied to squeezed coherent states of inflationary perturbations.

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  1. Referee: The manuscript derives an analytical expression for the expectation value of the bipartite temporal Bell operator acting on squeezed coherent states of inflationary perturbations (replacing the usual Bunch-Davies vacuum), demonstrates that this expectation value never violates the temporal Bell inequality, and reports that the result differs only slightly from the corresponding squeezed-vacuum case at large squeezing. It concludes that the ability to discriminate among initial states does not require Bell violation and that the dependence on a purely imaginary phase factor of the wave function is a distinctive feature of the temporal formulation.

    Authors: We confirm that the derivation of the analytical expression for the expectation value is correct and that the numerical and analytical checks establish the absence of violation for coherent-state initial conditions. The slight difference relative to the squeezed-vacuum case at large squeezing is indeed present and is traceable to the additional displacement terms in the coherent-state wave function; this difference does not alter the conclusion that state discrimination is possible without Bell violation. The dependence on the imaginary phase of the wave function is a direct consequence of the temporal ordering of the pseudo-spin measurements and does not appear in the corresponding spatial Bell inequality. revision: no

Circularity Check

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No circularity: direct conditional derivation from stated initial-state assumption

full rationale

The paper performs an explicit analytical calculation of the expectation value of a temporal Bell operator starting from the assumed coherent-state initial condition for the inflationary perturbations. The result (no violation) follows mathematically from the wave-function evolution and operator definitions under that assumption; no parameter is fitted to data and then relabeled as a prediction, no self-citation supplies a load-bearing uniqueness theorem, and no ansatz is smuggled in. The dependence on the coherent-state choice is openly conditional rather than hidden or self-referential. The manuscript therefore remains self-contained against its own stated premises.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 3 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on replacing the Bunch-Davies vacuum with a coherent state and on the validity of the pseudo-spin temporal Bell operator under cosmological observational limits; these are domain assumptions rather than derived results.

free parameters (1)
  • squeezing parameter
    Results are discussed for large values of this parameter; it functions as a free choice whose specific value is not derived from first principles or external data.
axioms (3)
  • standard math Locality and realism principles underlying Bell inequalities
    The paper states that the temporal inequality is based on the same principles as the spatial version.
  • domain assumption Coherent state as valid initial condition replacing Bunch-Davies vacuum
    Explicitly assumed when the vacuum is replaced by a coherent state.
  • domain assumption Only one component of the pseudo-spin operator is observationally accessible
    Invoked to justify why the temporal construction is suited to cosmology.

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