Extracting Bayesian networks from multiple copies of a quantum system

Abstract

Abstract Despite their theoretical importance, dynamic Bayesian networks associated with quantum processes are currently not accessible experimentally. We here describe a general scheme to determine the multi-time path probability of a Bayesian network based on local measurements on independent copies of a composite quantum system combined with postselection. We further show that this protocol corresponds to a nonprojective measurement. It thus allows the investigation of the multi-time properties of a given local observable while fully preserving all its quantum features.