Comparing the states of many quantum systems

Details Comparing the states of many quantum systems Comparing the states of many quantum systems

2003-05-21

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0305120v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

13 pages, 2 figures. Corrected a misprint on p. 7 and added a few references. Accepted for publication in J Mod Opt

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We investigate how to determine whether the states of a set of quantum systems are identical or not. This paper treats both error-free comparison, and comparison where errors in the result are allowed. Error-free comparison means that we aim to obtain definite answers, which are known to be correct, as often as possible. In general, we will have to accept also inconclusive results, giving no information. To obtain a definite answer that the states of the systems are not identical is always possible, whereas, in the situation considered here, a definite answer that they are identical will not be possible. The optimal universal error-free comparison strategy is a projection onto the totally symmetric and the different non-symmetric subspaces, invariant under permutations and unitary transformations. We also show how to construct optimal comparison strategies when allowing for some errors in the result, minimising either the error probability, or the average cost of making an error. We point out that it is possible to realise universal error-free comparison strategies using only linear elements and particle detectors, albeit with less than ideal efficiency. Also minimum-error and minimum-cost strategies may sometimes be realised in this way. This is of great significance for practical applications of quantum comparison.

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