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A finite sufficient set of conditions for catalytic majorization

Quantum Physics 2025-03-03 v1 Information Theory math.IT

Abstract

The majorization relation has found numerous applications in mathematics, quantum information and resource theory, and quantum thermodynamics, where it describes the allowable transitions between two physical states. In many cases, when state vector xx does not majorize state vector yy, it is nevertheless possible to find a catalyst - another vector zz such that xzx \otimes z majorizes yzy \otimes z. Determining the feasibility of such catalytic transformation typically involves checking an infinite set of inequalities. Here, we derive a finite sufficient set of inequalities that imply catalysis. Extending this framework to thermodynamics, we also establish a finite set of sufficient conditions for catalytic state transformations under thermal operations. For novel examples, we provide a software toolbox implementing these conditions.

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@article{arxiv.2502.20588,
  title  = {A finite sufficient set of conditions for catalytic majorization},
  author = {David Elkouss and Ananda G. Maity and Aditya Nema and Sergii Strelchuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.20588},
  year   = {2025}
}

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22 pages, 1 figure