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The Birkhoff theorem for unitary matrices of prime dimension

Mathematical Physics 2016-06-16 v1 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

The Birkhoff's theorem states that any doubly stochastic matrix lies inside a convex polytope with the permutation matrices at the corners. It can be proven that a similar theorem holds for unitary matrices with equal line sums for prime dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.1509.08626,
  title  = {The Birkhoff theorem for unitary matrices of prime dimension},
  author = {Alexis De Vos and Stijn De Baerdemacker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.08626},
  year   = {2016}
}