Extreme commutative quantum observables are sharp

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/44/31/315303MaRDI QIDQ3091654zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Teiko Heinosaari, Pellonpää

Publication date 12 September 2011

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4295

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vector-valued set functions, measures and integrals (28B05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

Abstract: It is well known that, in the description of quantum observables, positive operator valued measures (POVMs) generalize projection valued measures (PVMs) and they also turn out be more optimal in many tasks. We show that a commutative POVM is an extreme point in the convex set of all POVMs if and only if it is a PVM. This results implies that non-commutativity is a necessary ingredient to overcome the limitations of PVMs.

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