Uniqueness of a convex sum of products of projectors

DOI10.1063/1.1423764zbMATH Open1052.81010arXivquant-ph/0104093OpenAlexW3099098111MaRDI QIDQ4830702FDOQ4830702

Authors: K. A. Kirkpatrick 

Publication date: 14 December 2004

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

Abstract: Relative to a given factoring of the Hilbert space, the decomposition of an operator into a convex sum of products over sets of distinct 1-projectors, one set linearly independent, is unique.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0104093

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of operator theory in the physical sciences (47N50) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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