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We describe a general framework for regarding oracle-assisted quantum algorithms as tools for discriminating between unitary transformations. We apply this to the Deutsch-Jozsa problem and derive all possible quantum algorithms which solve…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-08-10 David Collins

The problem of optimally discriminating between two completely unknown qubit states is generalized by allowing an error margin. It is visualized as a device---the programmable discriminator---with one data and two program ports, each fed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-11-11 G. Sentís , E. Bagan , J. Calsamiglia , R. Muñoz-Tapia

Quantum state discrimination is a fundamental task that is meaningful in quantum information theory. In this manuscript, we consider a revised unambiguous discrimination of quantum resources. First, we present an upper bound of the success…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Xian Shi

We discuss quantum information processing machines. We start with single purpose machines that either redistribute quantum information or identify quantum states. We then move on to machines that can perform a number of functions, with the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Mark Hillery , Vladimir Buzek

We address the problem of learning an unknown unitary transformation from a finite number of examples. The problem consists in finding the learning machine that optimally emulates the examples, thus reproducing the unknown unitary maximum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-07-01 A. Bisio , G. Chiribella , G. M. D'Ariano , S. Facchini , P. Perinotti

We analyze the problem of comparing unitary transformations. The task is to decide, with minimal resources and maximal reliability, whether two given unitary transformations are identical or different. It is possible to make such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Erika Andersson , Igor Jex , Stephen M. Barnett

A quantum algorithm is a set of instructions for a quantum computer, however, unlike algorithms in classical computer science their results cannot be guaranteed. A quantum system can undergo two types of operation, measurement and quantum…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-30 Eva Borbely

Discrimination of unitary operations is a fundamental quantum information processing task. Assisted with linear optical elements, we experimentally demonstrate perfect discrimination between single-bit unitary operations using two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-21 Pei Zhang , Liang Peng , Zhi-Wei Wang , Xi-Feng Ren , Bi-Heng Liu , Yun-Feng Huang , Guang-Can Guo

We propose a numerical algorithm for finding optimal measurements for quantum-state discrimination. The theory of the semidefinite programming provides a simple check of the optimality of the numerically obtained results.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 M. Jezek , J. Rehacek , J. Fiurasek

The problem of quantum state filtering consists of determining whether an unknown quantum state, which is chosen from a known set of states, is either a particular, specified state, or not. We consider this problem for the case that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Janos A. Bergou , Ulrike Herzog , Mark Hillery

We investigate the performance of discrimination strategy in the comparison task of known quantum states. In the discrimination strategy, one infers whether or not two quantum systems are in the same state on the basis of the outcomes of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-30 A. Hayashi , T. Hashimoto , M. Horibe

Quantum state discrimination is a fundamental information processing task that serves as a building block for numerous applications and provides implications at the foundational level. In this work, we consider minimum error discrimination…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Tim Achenbach , Leevi Leppäjärvi , Hanwool Lee , Teiko Heinosaari

We provide a solution of finding optimal measurement strategy for distinguishing between symmetric mixed quantum states. It is assumed that the matrix elements of at least one of the symmetric quantum states are all real and nonnegative in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Chih-Lung Chou , Li-Yi Hsu

In this paper we investigate the connection between quantum information theory and machine learning. In particular, we show how quantum state discrimination can represent a useful tool to address the standard classification problem in…

To effectively utilize quantum incompatibility as a resource in quantum information processing, it is crucial to evaluate how incompatible a set of devices is. In this study, we propose an ordering to compare incompatibility and reveal its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-09 Kensei Torii , Ryo Takakura , Ryotaro Imamura

Generalizing earlier work characterizing the quantum query complexity of computing a function of an unknown classical ``black box'' function drawn from some set of such black box functions, we investigate a more general quantum query model…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Howard N. Barnum

Understanding and controlling engineered quantum systems is key to developing practical quantum technology. However, given the current technological limitations, such as fabrication imperfections and environmental noise, this is not always…

We explore the uncertainty relation for unitary operators in a new way and find two uncertainty equalities for unitary operators, which are minimized by any pure states. Additionally, we derive two sets of uncertainty inequalities that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-28 Ao-Xiang Liu , Ma-Cheng Yang , Cong-Feng Qiao

We investigate the quantum state discrimination task for sets of linear independent pure states with an intrinsic ordering. This structured discrimination problems allow for a novel scheme that provides a certified level of error, that is,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-06 Esteban Martínez-Vargas , Ramon Munoz-Tapia

Quantum state discrimination is a fundamental concept in quantum information theory, which refers to a class of techniques to identify a specific quantum state through a positive operator-valued measure. In this work, we investigate how…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-09 Hyunho Cha , Jungwoo Lee