A Kernel Approach to the Stinespring and Kraus Representations
Functional Analysis
2025-12-02 v1
Abstract
We give a self-contained derivation of the Stinespring and Kraus structure theorems for completely positive maps using only scalar positive-definite kernels.
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@article{arxiv.2512.00256,
title = {A Kernel Approach to the Stinespring and Kraus Representations},
author = {James Tian},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.00256},
year = {2025}
}