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We present a new method to measure the work $w$ performed on a driven quantum system and to sample its probability distribution $P(w)$. The method is based on a simple fact that remained unnoticed until now: Work on a quantum system can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Augusto J. Roncaglia , Federico Cerisola , Juan Pablo Paz

Generalised observables (POM observables) are necessary for representing all possible measurements on a quantum system. Useful algebraic operations such as addition and multiplication are defined for these observables, recovering many…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Michael J. W. Hall

We show that a one-dimensional discrete time quantum walk can be used to implement a generalized measurement in terms of positive operator value measure (POVM) on a single qubit. More precisely, we show that for a single qubit any set of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-22 Pawel Kurzynski , Antoni Wojcik

The positive operator (valued) measures (POMs) allow one to generalize the notion of observable beyond the traditional one based on projection valued measures (PVMs). Here, we argue that this generalized conception of observable enables a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-04 Paul Busch , Gregg Jaeger

We consider the general measurement scenario in which the ensemble average of an operator is determined via suitable data-processing of the outcomes of a quantum measurement described by a POVM. After reviewing the optimization of data…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Perinotti , Giacomo M. D'Ariano

The expectation value <O> of an arbitrary operator O can be obtained via a universal measuring apparatus that is independent of O, by changing only the data-processing of the outcomes. Such a ``universal detector'' performs a joint…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. M. D'Ariano , P. Perinotti , M. F. Sacchi

There has been a strong recent interest in applying quantum mechanics (QM) outside physics, including in cognitive science. We analyze the applicability of QM to two basic properties in opinion polling. The first property (response…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2017-02-08 Andrei Khrennikov , Irina Basieva , Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov , Jerome R. Busemeyer

We propose a scheme that can realize a class of positive-operator-valued measures (POVMs) by performing a sequence of projective measurements on the original system, in the sense that for an arbitrary input state the probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Guoming Wang , Mingsheng Ying

It is commonly believed that the most general type of a quantum-mechanical measurement is one described by a positive-operator valued measure (POVM). In the present paper, this statement is proven for any measurements on quantum systems…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-13 A. V. Nenashev

In this paper we review some properties of fuzzy observables, mainly as realized by commutative positive operator valued measures. In this context we discuss two representation theorems for commutative positive operator valued measures in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-07-01 S. Twareque Ali , Claudio Carmeli , Teiko Heinosaari , Alessandro Toigo

Statistical ensemble formalism of Kim, Mandel and Wolf (J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 4, 433 (1987)) offers a realistic model for characterizing the effect of stochastic non-image forming optical media on the state of polarization of transmittedlight.…

Optics · Physics 2007-06-26 Sudha , A. V. Gopala Rao , A. R. Usha Devi , A. K. Rajagopal

Quantum coherence with respect to orthonormal bases has been studied extensively in the past few years. Recently, Bischof, et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 110402 (2019)] generalized it to the case of general positive operator-valued measure…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-21 Jianwei Xu , Lian-He Shao , Shao-Ming Fei

It is important problem to clarify the class of implementable quantum measurements from both fundamental and applicable viewpoints. Positive-Operator-Valued Measure (POVM) measurements are implementable by the indirect measurement methods,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-07 Hayato Arai , Masahito Hayashi

We define a complete measurement of a quantum observable (POVM) as a measurement of the maximally refined version of the POVM. Complete measurements give information from the multiplicities of the measurement outcomes and can be viewed as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Juha-Pekka Pellonpää

It is well-known in quantum information theory that a positive operator valued measure (POVM) is the most general kind of quantum measurement. Mathematically, a quantum probability is a normalised POVM, namely a function on certain subsets…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-06 Kyler S. Johnson , Michael J. Kozdron

We present graphical representation for genaralized quantum measurements (POVM). We represent POVM elements as Bloch vectors and find the conditions these vectors should satisfy in order to describe realizable physical measurements. We show…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Pawel Kurzynski , Andrzej Grudka

Here we propose an implementation of all possible Positive Operator Value Measures (POVMs) of two-photon polarization states. POVMs are the most general class of quantum measurements. Our setup requires linear optics, Bell State…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. E. Ahnert , M. C. Payne

Probability measures (quasi probability mass), given in the form of integrals of Wigner function over areas of the underlying phase space, give rise to operator valued probability measures (OVM). General construction methods of OVMs, are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Demosthenes Ellinas

It is well known that, in the description of quantum observables, positive operator valued measures (POVMs) generalize projection valued measures (PVMs) and they also turn out be more optimal in many tasks. We show that a commutative POVM…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-12 Teiko Heinosaari , Juha-Pekka Pellonpää

Recent works have proposed the use of the formalism of Positive Operator Valued Measures to describe time measurements in quantum mechanics. This work aims to expand on the work done by other authors, by generalizing the previously proposed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-02 V. Cavalheri Pereira , J. C. A. Barata