Quantum and classical bounds for two-state overlaps
Quantum Physics
2020-06-23 v3
Abstract
Suppose we have quantum systems in unknown states , but know the value of some pairwise overlaps . What can we say about the values of the unknown overlaps? We provide a complete answer to this problem for three pure states and two given overlaps, and a way to obtain bounds for the general case. We discuss how the answer contrasts from that of a classical model featuring only coherence-free, diagonal states, and describe three applications: basis-independent coherence witnesses, dimension witnesses, and characterisation of multi-photon indistinguishability.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1902.11039,
title = {Quantum and classical bounds for two-state overlaps},
author = {Ernesto F. Galvão and Daniel J. Brod},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.11039},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
8 pages (+8 page Appendix), 6 figures. v3: Expanded content with more examples, figures and applications