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Statistical mixtures of states can be more quantum than their superpositions: Comparison of nonclassicality measures for single-qubit states

Statistical mixtures of states can be more quantum than their superpositions: Comparison of nonclassicality measures for single-qubit states

A bosonic state is commonly considered nonclassical (or quantum) if its Glauber-Sudarshan $P$ function is not a classical probability density, which implies that only coherent states and their statistical mixtures are classical. We quantify the nonclassicality of a single qubit, defined by the vacuum and single-photon states, by applying the …