Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2000-12-22
Phys. Rev. A 64, 012311 (2001)
Physics
Quantum Physics
RevTeX, 13 pages
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.64.012311
We generalize recent work of Massar and Popescu dealing with the amount of classical data that is produced by a quantum measurement on a quantum state ensemble. In the previous work it was shown how spurious randomness generally contained in the outcomes can be eliminated without decreasing the amount of knowledge, to achieve an amount of data equal to the von Neumann entropy of the ensemble. Here we extend this result by giving a more refined description of what constitute equivalent measurements (that is measurements which provide the same knowledge about the quantum state) and also by considering incomplete measurements. In particular we show that one can always associate to a POVM with elements a_j, an equivalent POVM acting on many independent copies of the system which produces an amount of data asymptotically equal to the entropy defect of an ensemble canonically associated to the ensemble average state and the initial measurement (a_j). In the case where the measurement is not maximally refined this amount of data is strictly less than the von Neumann entropy, as obtained in the previous work. We also show that this is the best achievable, i.e. it is impossible to devise a measurement equivalent to the initial measurement (a_j) that produces less data. We discuss the interpretation of these results. In particular we show how they can be used to provide a precise and model independent measure of the amount of knowledge that is obtained about a quantum state by a quantum measurement. We also discuss in detail the relation between our results and Holevo's bound, at the same time providing a new proof of this fundamental inequality.
Massar Serge
Winter Amos
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