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On quantum coding for ensembles of mixed states

Quantum Physics 2009-11-06 v1

Abstract

We consider the problem of optimal asymptotically faithful compression for ensembles of mixed quantum states. Although the optimal rate is unknown, we prove upper and lower bounds and describe a series of illustrative examples of compression of mixed states. We also discuss a classical analogue of the problem.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0008024,
  title  = {On quantum coding for ensembles of mixed states},
  author = {Howard Barnum and Carlton M. Caves and Christopher A. Fuchs and Richard Jozsa and Benjamin W. Schumacher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0008024},
  year   = {2009}
}

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23 pages, LaTeX