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A de Finetti representation for finite symmetric quantum states

Quantum Physics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

Consider a symmetric quantum state on an n-fold product space, that is, the state is invariant under permutations of the n subsystems. We show that, conditioned on the outcomes of an informationally complete measurement applied to a number of subsystems, the state in the remaining subsystems is close to having product form. This immediately generalizes the so-called de Finetti representation to the case of finite symmetric quantum states.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0410229,
  title  = {A de Finetti representation for finite symmetric quantum states},
  author = {Robert Koenig and Renato Renner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0410229},
  year   = {2009}
}

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