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| Uniqueness of quantum states compatible with given measurement results | |
| Chen, Jianxin; Dawkins, Hillary; Ji, Zhengfeng; Johnston, Nathaniel; Kribs, David; Shultz, Frederic; Zeng, Bei | |
| 2013 | |
| Source | PHYSICAL REVIEW A
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| ISSN | 1050-2947 |
| Volume | 88Issue:1 |
| English Abstract | We discuss the uniqueness of quantum states compatible with given measurement results for a set of observables. For a given pure state, we consider two different types of uniqueness: (1) no other pure state is compatible with the same measurement results and (2) no other state, pure or mixed, is compatible with the same measurement results. For case (1), it was known that for a d-dimensional Hilbert space, there exists a set of 4d - 5 observables that uniquely determines any pure state. We show that for case (2), 5d - 7 observables suffice to uniquely determine any pure state. Thus, there is a gap between the results for (1) and (2), and we give some examples to illustrate this. Unique determination of a pure state by its reduced density matrices (RDMs), a special case of determination by observables, is also discussed. We improve the best-known bound on local dimensions in which almost all pure states are uniquely determined by their RDMs for case (2). We further discuss circumstances where (1) can imply (2). We use convexity of the numerical range of operators to show that when only two observables are measured, (1) always implies (2). More generally, if there is a compact group of symmetries of the state space which has the span of the observables measured as the set of fixed points, then (1) implies (2). We analyze the possible dimensions for the span of such observables. Our results extend naturally to the case of low-rank quantum states.; We discuss the uniqueness of quantum states compatible with given measurement results for a set of observables. For a given pure state, we consider two different types of uniqueness: (1) no other pure state is compatible with the same measurement results and (2) no other state, pure or mixed, is compatible with the same measurement results. For case (1), it was known that for a d-dimensional Hilbert space, there exists a set of 4d - 5 observables that uniquely determines any pure state. We show that for case (2), 5d - 7 observables suffice to uniquely determine any pure state. Thus, there is a gap between the results for (1) and (2), and we give some examples to illustrate this. Unique determination of a pure state by its reduced density matrices (RDMs), a special case of determination by observables, is also discussed. We improve the best-known bound on local dimensions in which almost all pure states are uniquely determined by their RDMs for case (2). We further discuss circumstances where (1) can imply (2). We use convexity of the numerical range of operators to show that when only two observables are measured, (1) always implies (2). More generally, if there is a compact group of symmetries of the state space which has the span of the observables measured as the set of fixed points, then (1) implies (2). We analyze the possible dimensions for the span of such observables. Our results extend naturally to the case of low-rank quantum states. |
| Indexed Type | SCI |
| Department | [Chen, Jianxin; Dawkins, Hillary; Johnston, Nathaniel; Kribs, David; Zeng, Bei] Univ Guelph, Dept Math & Stat, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. [Chen, Jianxin; Ji, Zhengfeng; Johnston, Nathaniel; Kribs, David; Zeng, Bei] Univ Waterloo, Inst Quantum Comp, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. [Ji, Zhengfeng] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Software, State Key Lab Comp Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China. [Shultz, Frederic] Wellesley Coll, Dept Math, Wellesley, MA 02481 USA. |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000321833000002 |
| Citation statistics | |
| Content Type | 期刊论文 |
| URI | http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/16924 |
| Collection | 中国科学院软件研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Chen, Jianxin,Dawkins, Hillary,Ji, Zhengfeng,et al. Uniqueness of quantum states compatible with given measurement results[J]. PHYSICAL REVIEW A,2013,88(1). |
| APA | Chen, Jianxin.,Dawkins, Hillary.,Ji, Zhengfeng.,Johnston, Nathaniel.,Kribs, David.,...&Zeng, Bei.(2013).Uniqueness of quantum states compatible with given measurement results.PHYSICAL REVIEW A,88(1). |
| MLA | Chen, Jianxin,et al."Uniqueness of quantum states compatible with given measurement results".PHYSICAL REVIEW A 88.1(2013). |
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