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A lower bound on the probability of error in quantum state discrimination

Quantum Physics 2016-11-15 v3

Abstract

We give a lower bound on the probability of error in quantum state discrimination. The bound is a weighted sum of the pairwise fidelities of the states to be distinguished.

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@article{arxiv.0711.2012,
  title  = {A lower bound on the probability of error in quantum state discrimination},
  author = {Ashley Montanaro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.2012},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

4 pages; v2 fixes typos and adds remarks; v3 adds a new reference

R2 v1 2026-06-21T09:42:58.937Z