Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2009-06-16
Physical Review A 80, 052320 (2009)
Physics
Quantum Physics
20 pages, 4 figures and 1 table
Scientific paper
Given $n$ linearly independent pure states and their prior probabilities, we study the problem of optimum unambiguous discrimination of these states. We derive the properties of the optimum solution and the equations that must be satisfied by the optimum measurement strategy which achieves the maximum average success probability, and also give the detailed steps to obtain the optimum solution and the optimum measurement strategy. The general method and results we obtain are also illustrated both numerically and geometrically. We derive a simple analytical formula of the maximum average success probability of unambiguous discrimination for a given set of pure states, and it can be used to simplify the calculation of the optimum solution in some situations. We also obtain the analytical solution of a generalized equal-probability measurement problem using the equations we introduce. Finally, as another application of our result, we study the optimum unambiguous discrimination problem of three linearly independent pure states in details and obtain analytical solutions for some special cases.
Pang Shengshi
Wu Shengjun
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