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We present a theoretical framework for state-adaptive quantum error correction that bridges the gap between quantum computing and error correction paradigms. By incorporating knowledge of quantum states into the error correction process, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-02 D. -S. Wang

In this lecture, a limited introduction of gauge invariance in phase-space is provided, predicated on canonical transformations in quantum phase-space. Exact characteristic trajectories are also specified for the time-propagating Wigner…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Cosmas Zachos , Thomas Curtright

Quantum phase-space distributions (Wigner functions) for the plane rotator are defined using wave functions expressed in both angle and angular momentum representations, with emphasis on the quantum superposition between the Fourier dual…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-11 Marius Grigorescu

Time-symmetric quantum mechanics can be described in the usual Weyl--Wigner--Moyal formalism (WWM) by using the properties of the Wigner distribution, and its generalization, the cross-Wigner distribution. The use of the latter makes clear…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-12 Charlyne de Gosson , Maurice de Gosson

We introduce matrix quantum phase-space distributions. These extend the idea of a quantum phase-space representation via projections onto a density matrix of global symmetry variables. The method is applied to verification of low-loss…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-18 Peter D. Drummond , Alexander S. Dellios , Margaret D. Reid

Nowadays, quantum communications provide a vast field of research in rapid expansion, with a huge potential impact on the future developments of quantum technologies. In particular, continuous variable systems, employing coherent-state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-20 Michele N. Notarnicola

We study the accuracy of determining the phase space quasidistribution of a single quantized light mode by a photon counting experiment. We derive an exact analytical formula for the error of the experimental outcome. This result provides…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-26 Konrad Banaszek , Krzysztof Wodkiewicz

We study the class of discrete Wigner functions proposed by Gibbons et al. [Phys. Rev. A 70, 062101 (2004)] to describe quantum states using a discrete phase-space based on finite fields. We find the extrema of such functions for small…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-09-02 Andrea Casaccino , Ernesto F. Galvao , Simone Severini

Modern day quantum simulators can prepare a wide variety of quantum states but the accurate estimation of observables from tomographic measurement data often poses a challenge. We tackle this problem by developing a quantum state tomography…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-27 Tobias Schmale , Moritz Reh , Martin Gärttner

Transition from quantum to semiclassical behaviour and loss of quantum coherence for inhomogeneous perturbations generated from a non-vacuum initial state in the early Universe is considered in the Heisenberg and the Schr\"odinger…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Julien Lesgourgues , David Polarski , Alexei A. Starobinsky

We show that partial transposition for pure and mixed two-particle states in a discrete $N$-dimensional Hilbert space is equivalent to a change in sign of a "momentum-like" variable of one of the particles in the Wigner function for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-29 Yehuda B. Band , Pier A. Mello

We present a protocol for quantum key distribution using discrete modulation of coherent states of light. Information is encoded in the variable phase of coherent states which can be chosen from a regular discrete set ranging from binary to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Denis Sych , Gerd Leuchs

The main result of this article gives scaling asymptotics of the Wigner distributions $W_{\varphi_N^{\gamma},\varphi_N^{\gamma}}$ of isotropic harmonic oscillator orbital coherent states $\varphi_N^{\gamma}$ concentrating along Hamiltonian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-05-09 Nicholas Lohr

Phase spaces as given by the Wigner distribution function provide a natural description of infinite-dimensional quantum systems. They are an important tool in quantum optics and have been widely applied in the context of time-frequency…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Bálint Koczor , Frederik vom Ende , Maurice de Gosson , Steffen J. Glaser , Robert Zeier

Two-frequency Wigner distribution is introduced to capture the asymptotic behavior of the space-frequency correlation of paraxial waves in the radiative transfer limits. The scaling limits give rises to deterministic transport-like…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-26 Albert C. Fannjiang

We introduce a numerical method to simulate nonlinear open quantum dynamics of a particle in situations where its state undergoes significant expansion in phase space while generating small quantum features at the phase-space Planck scale.…

Phase-space representations as given by Wigner functions are a powerful tool for representing the quantum state and characterizing its time evolution in the case of infinite-dimensional quantum systems and have been widely used in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-24 Bálint Koczor , Robert Zeier , Steffen J. Glaser

Scalable estimation of quantum states with readout errors is a central challenge in large multiqubit systems. Existing overlapping-tomography methods improve scalability by working with local subsystems, but they usually assume known or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Amirhossein Taherpour , Alireza Sadeghi , Georgios B. Giannakis

It is important for performance studies in quantum technologies to analyze quantum circuits in the presence of noise. We introduce an error probability tensor, a tool to track generalized Pauli error statistics of qudits within quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-21 Daniel Miller , Timo Holz , Hermann Kampermann , Dagmar Bruß

In this paper, we use the displacement operator together with parity operation to construct the superposition of two coherent states. By transmitting this superposition from 50-50 beam splitter the two-mode qubit like ECS is generated.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-25 G. Najarbashi , S. Mirzaei