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Optimal purification of single qubits

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We introduce a new decomposition of the multiqubit states of the form ρN\rho^{\otimes N} and employ it to construct the optimal single qubit purification procedure. The same decomposition allows us to study optimal quantum cloning and state estimation of mixed states.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9812075,
  title  = {Optimal purification of single qubits},
  author = {J. I. Cirac and A. K. Ekert and C. Macchiavello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9812075},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 1 figure