Memory cost for simulating all quantum correlations from the Peres–Mermin scenario

@article{Fagundes2017MemoryCF,
  title={Memory cost for simulating all quantum correlations from the Peres–Mermin scenario},
  author={Gabriel Fagundes and Matthias Kleinmann},
  journal={Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical},
  year={2017},
  volume={50}
}
Sequences of compatible quantum measurements can be contextual and any simulation with a classical model conforming with the quantum predictions needs to use internal memory. Kleinmann et al (2011 New J. Phys. 13 113011) showed that simulating sequences from the Peres–Mermin scenario requires at least three different internal states in order not to contradict the deterministic predictions of quantum theory. We extend this analysis to probabilistic quantum predictions and ask how much memory is… 
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