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Superbroadcasting of mixed states

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We derive the optimal universal broadcasting for mixed states of qubits. We show that the nobroadcasting theorem cannot be generalized to more than a single input copy. Moreover, for four or more input copies it is even possible to purify the input states while broadcasting. We name such purifying broadcasting superbroadcasting.

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0506251,
  title  = {Superbroadcasting of mixed states},
  author = {Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano and Chiara Macchiavello and Paolo Perinotti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0506251},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures, to appear on Phys. Rev. Lett