Information and distinguishability of ensembles of identical quantum states

DOI10.1007/S10773-005-1493-3zbMATH Open1077.81010arXivquant-ph/0112075OpenAlexW1996688746MaRDI QIDQ2575494FDOQ2575494

Lev B. Levitin, Tom Toffoli, Zachary Walton

Publication date: 12 December 2005

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a fixed quantum measurement performed over

n

identical copies of quantum states. Using a rigorous notion of distinguishability We consider a fixed quantum measurement performed over

n

identical copies of quantum states. Using a rigorous notion of distinguishability based on Shannon's 12th theorem, we show that in the case of a single qubit the number of distinguishable states is

W (a l p h a_{1}, a l p h a_{2}, n) = | a l p h a_{1} - a l p h a_{2} | s q r t f r a c 2 n p i e

, where

(a l p h a_{1}, a l p h a_{2})

is the angle interval from which the states are chosen. In the general case of an

N

-dimensional Hilbert space and an area

O m e g a

of the domain on the unit sphere from which the states are chosen, the number of distinguishable states is

W (N, n, O m e g a) = O m e g a (f r a c 2 n p i e)^{f r a c N - 1 2}

. The optimal distribution is uniform over the domain in Cartesian coordinates.based on Shannon's 12th theorem, we show that in the case of a single qubit the number of distinguishable states is

W (a l p h a_{1}, a l p h a_{2}, n) = | a l p h a_{1} - a l p h a_{2} | s q r t f r a c 2 n p i e

, where

(a l p h a_{1}, a l p h a_{2})

is the angle interval from which the states are chosen. In the general case of an

N

-dimensional Hilbert space and an area

O m e g a

of the domain on the unit sphere from which the states are chosen, the number of distinguishable states is

W (N, n, O m e g a) = O m e g a (f r a c 2 n p i e)^{f r a c N - 1 2}

. The optimal distribution is uniform over the domain in Cartesian coordinates.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0112075

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Information theory (general) (94A15) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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