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Minimal optimal generalized quantum measurements

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Optimal and finite positive operator valued measurements on a finite number NN of identically prepared systems have been presented recently. With physical realization in mind we propose here optimal and minimal generalized quantum measurements for two-level systems. We explicitly construct them up to N=7 and verify that they are minimal up to N=5. We finally propose an expression which gives the size of the minimal optimal measurements for arbitrary NN.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9803066,
  title  = {Minimal optimal generalized quantum measurements},
  author = {J. I. Latorre and P. Pascual and R. Tarrach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9803066},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, Latex