Radon–Nikodym derivatives of quantum operations

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Abstract: Given a completely positive (CP) map T, there is a theorem of the Radon-Nikodym type [W.B. Arveson, Acta Math. {�f 123}, 141 (1969); V.P. Belavkin and P. Staszewski, Rep. Math. Phys. {�f 24}, 49 (1986)] that completely characterizes all CP maps S such that TS is also a CP map. This theorem is reviewed, and several alternative formulations are given along the way. We then use the Radon-Nikodym formalism to study the structure of order intervals of quantum operations, as well as a certain one-to-one correspondence between CP maps and positive operators, already fruitfully exploited in many quantum information-theoretic treatments. We also comment on how the Radon-Nikodym theorem can be used to derive norm estimates for differences of CP maps in general, and of quantum operations in particular.









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