English

Local Distinguishability of Orthogonal Quantum States and Generators of SU(N)

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

We investigate the possibility of distinguishing a set of mutually orthogonal multipartite quantum states by local operations and classical communication (LOCC). We connect this problem with generators of SU(N) and present a new condition that is necessary for a set of orthogonal states to be locally distinguishable. We show that even in multipartite cases there exists a systematic way to check whether the presented condition is satisfied for a given set of orthogonal states. Based on the proposed checking method, we find that LOCC cannot distinguish three mutually orthogonal states in which two of them are GHZ-like states.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0608040,
  title  = {Local Distinguishability of Orthogonal Quantum States and Generators of SU(N)},
  author = {Ming-Yong Ye and Wei Jiang and Ping-Xing Chen and Yong-Sheng Zhang and Zheng-Wei Zhou and Guang-Can Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0608040},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

some discussions added