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A quantum measurement of the spin direction

Quantum Physics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

We give a first physical model for the quantum measurement of the spin direction. It is an Arthurs-Kelly model that involves a kind of magnetic-dipole interaction of the spin with three modes of radiation. We show that in a limit of infinite squeezing of radiation the optimal POVM for the measurement of the spin direction is achieved for spin 1/2.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0110065,
  title  = {A quantum measurement of the spin direction},
  author = {G. M. D'Ariano and P. Lo Presti and M. F. Sacchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0110065},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages. Elsart style

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