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The Efficiency of Quantum Identity Testing of Multiple States

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We examine two quantum operations, the Permutation Test and the Circle Test, which test the identity of n quantum states. These operations naturally extend the well-studied Swap Test on two quantum states. We first show the optimality of the Permutation Test for any input size n as well as the optimality of the Circle Test for three input states. In particular, when n=3, we present a semi-classical protocol, incorporated with the Swap Test, which approximates the Circle Test efficiently. Furthermore, we show that, with help of classical preprocessing, a single use of the Circle Test can approximate the Permutation Test efficiently for an arbitrary input size n.

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@article{arxiv.0809.2037,
  title  = {The Efficiency of Quantum Identity Testing of Multiple States},
  author = {Masaru Kada and Harumichi Nishimura and Tomoyuki Yamakami},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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