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Eric Chitambar¹

¹Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Control, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada.

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|December 21, 2011

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Area of Science:

Quantum Information Science
Quantum Communication
Entanglement Theory

Background:

Local quantum operations and classical communication (LOCC) are fundamental tools in quantum information processing.
The resource cost, specifically the number of rounds, for LOCC-based tasks is not well understood.
Previous work has explored entanglement manipulation but often without focusing on the round complexity.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the number of measurement and communication rounds required for specific quantum information tasks.
To analyze the round complexity of converting three-qubit entanglement into two-qubit entanglement.
To identify tasks that may necessitate an unbounded number of LOCC rounds.

Main Methods:

Analysis of entanglement distillation protocols, specifically random distillation.
Mathematical investigation of the round-number dependence for specific quantum transformations.
Theoretical exploration of the limits of LOCC implementation for entanglement conversion.

Main Results:

The number of LOCC rounds for entanglement transformation can be strongly dependent on the amount of entanglement being processed.
For a significant range of transformations, an infinite (unbounded) number of LOCC rounds is required.
This study presents the first concrete example of a task that cannot be implemented in a finite number of LOCC rounds.

Conclusions:

The round complexity of LOCC tasks is a critical, yet understudied, aspect of quantum information science.
Certain quantum entanglement manipulations are fundamentally limited by the round structure of LOCC.
The findings have implications for the practical implementation of quantum protocols and the theoretical understanding of quantum resources.