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Deterministic Quantum State Transformations

Anthony Chefles

abstract: We derive a necessary condition for the existence of a completely-positive, linear, trace-preserving map which deterministically transforms one finite set of pure quantum states into another. This condition is also sufficient for linearly-independent initial states. We also examine the issue of quantum coherence, that is, when such operations maintain the purity of superpositions. If, in any deterministic transformation from one linearly-independent set to another, even a single, complete superposition of the initial states maintains its purity, the initial and final states are related by a unitary transformation.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/9911086
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
Minor cosmetic changes
doi:
10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00291-7
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/9911086
created:
1999-11-19
updated:
2000-03-07

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