Publication details
Discrimination of quantum observables
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| Original title: | Discrimination of quantum observables |
| Author: | Mário Ziman |
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| Citation: | ZIMAN, Mário. Discrimination of quantum observables. 2008. invited talk. |
| Original language: | English |
| Field: | Information theory |
| Type: | Vyžádané přednášky |
| Keywords: | quantum information; quantum estimation |
We address the problem of unambiguous discrimination and identification among quantum observables. We set a general framework and investigate in details the case of qubit observables. In particular, we show that perfect discrimination with two shots is possible only for sharp qubit observables (e.g. Stern-Gerlach apparatuses) associated with mutually orthogonal directions. We also show that for sharp qubit observables associated to nonorthogonal directions unambiguous discrimination with an inconclusive result is always possible.
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