Super-symmetric informationally complete measurements

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2015.08.005zbMATH Open1343.81023arXiv1412.1099OpenAlexW1517698869MaRDI QIDQ307573FDOQ307573

Authors: Huangjun Zhu 

Publication date: 2 September 2016

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Symmetric informationally complete measurements (SICs in short) are highly symmetric structures in the Hilbert space. They possess many nice properties which render them an ideal candidate for fiducial measurements. The symmetry of SICs is intimately connected with the geometry of the quantum state space and also has profound implications for foundational studies. Here we explore those SICs that are most symmetric according to a natural criterion and show that all of them are covariant with respect to the Heisenberg-Weyl groups, which are characterized by the discrete analogy of the canonical commutation relation. Moreover, their symmetry groups are subgroups of the Clifford groups. In particular, we prove that the SIC in dimension~2, the Hesse SIC in dimension~3, and the set of Hoggar lines in dimension~8 are the only three SICs up to unitary equivalence whose symmetry groups act transitively on pairs of SIC projectors. Our work not only provides valuable insight about SICs, Heisenberg-Weyl groups, and Clifford groups, but also offers a new approach and perspective for studying many other discrete symmetric structures behind finite state quantum mechanics, such as mutually unbiased bases and discrete Wigner functions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.1099

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zbMATH Keywords

Clifford groupsHeisenberg-Weyl groupsHesse SICHoggar linessuper-symmetricsymmetric informationally complete measurements (SICs)

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Supersymmetry and quantum mechanics (81Q60) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05)

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