States and Channels in Quantum Mechanics Without Complex Numbers

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-56932-1_21MaRDI QIDQ4610017zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jarosław Adam Miszczak

Publication date 5 April 2018

Published in Applications of Computer Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.04787

zbMATH Keywords

quantum mathematicsquantum statesrandom density matrix

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantum state spaces, operational and probabilistic concepts (81P16) Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40) Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P45) Channel models (including quantum) in information and communication theory (94A40)

Abstract: In the presented note we aim at exploring the possibility of abandoning complex numbers in the representation of quantum states and operations. We demonstrate a simplified version of quantum mechanics in which the states are represented using real numbers only. The main advantage of this approach is that the simulation of the $n$-dimensional quantum system requires $n^2$ real numbers, in contrast to the standard case where $n^4$ real numbers are required. The main disadvantage is the lack of hermicity in the representation of quantum states. Using Mathematica computer algebra system we develop a set of functions for manipulating real-only quantum states. With the help of this tool we study the properties of the introduced representation and the induced representation of quantum channels.

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Uses Software

• Mathematica
• QDENSITY
• QCWAVE
• QDENSpalette
• QRNG

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