Comparison of two unknown pure quantum states
Barnett, Stephen M. and Chefles, Anthony and Jex, Igor (2003) Comparison of two unknown pure quantum states. Physics Letters A, 307 (4). pp. 189-195. ISSN 0375-9601 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(02)01602-X)
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Abstract
Can we establish whether or not two quantum systems have been prepared in the same state? We investigate the possibility of universal unambiguous state comparison. We show that it is impossible to conclusively identify two pure unknown states as being identical, and construct the optimal measurement for conclusively identifying them as being different. We then derive optimal strategies for state comparison when the state of each system is one of two known states.
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Item type: Article ID code: 5857 Dates: DateEvent3 February 2003PublishedSubjects: Science > Physics > Optics. Light Department: Faculty of Science > Physics
Unknown DepartmentDepositing user: Miss Darcy Spiller Date deposited: 24 Apr 2008 Last modified: 11 Nov 2024 08:40 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5857
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