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Trace distance from the viewpoint of quantum operation techniques

A. E. Rastegin

abstract: In the present paper, the trace distance is exposed within the quantum operations formalism. The definition of the trace distance in terms of a maximum over all quantum operations is given. It is shown that for any pair of different states, there are an uncountably infinite number of maximizing quantum operations. Conversely, for any operation of the described type, there are an uncountably infinite number of those pairs of states that the maximum is reached by the operation. A behavior of the trace distance under considered operations is studied. Relations and distinctions between the trace distance and the sine distance are discussed.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0605172
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
26 pages, no figures. The bibliography is extended, explanatory improvements
doi:
10.1088/1751-8113/40/31/026
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0605172
journal_ref:
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 (2007) 9533-9549
created:
2006-05-19
updated:
2007-07-24

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