Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2007-10-22
Communications in Mathematical Physics, Volume 285, Number 1, 161-174 (2008)
Physics
Quantum Physics
11 pages; v2: Journal version; Minor errors fixed in Section IV
Scientific paper
10.1007/s00220-008-0582-6
Motivated by the recent discovery of a quantum Chernoff theorem for asymptotic state discrimination, we investigate the distinguishability of two bipartite mixed states under the constraint of local operations and classical communication (LOCC), in the limit of many copies. While for two pure states a result of Walgate et al. shows that LOCC is just as powerful as global measurements, data hiding states (DiVincenzo et al.) show that locality can impose severe restrictions on the distinguishability of even orthogonal states. Here we determine the optimal error probability and measurement to discriminate many copies of particular data hiding states (extremal d x d Werner states) by a linear programming approach. Surprisingly, the single-copy optimal measurement remains optimal for n copies, in the sense that the best strategy is measuring each copy separately, followed by a simple classical decision rule. We also put a lower bound on the bias with which states can be distinguished by separable operations.
Matthews William
Winter Andreas
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