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State selective protocols exhibit chaotic behavior, offering a novel quantum evolution. This exponential sensitivity to initial states is achievable in optical systems, with a bound on necessary quantum copies.

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Area of Science:

Quantum Information Science
Non-linear Dynamics
Quantum Chaos

Background:

State selective protocols, such as entanglement purification, induce non-linear quantum evolution.
Non-linear dynamics in quantum systems can lead to sensitivity to initial states, a key aspect for quantum applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate that chaotic behavior is a general characteristic of state selective protocols.
To explore the realization of exponential sensitivity in experimentally feasible quantum systems.
To establish the relationship between exponential sensitivity and the downsizing of initial state ensembles.

Main Methods:

Analysis of state selective protocols to identify chaotic features.
Development of an experimentally realizable optical scheme.
Mathematical proof relating exponential sensitivity to exponential ensemble downsizing.

Main Results:

Chaotic behavior is a generic feature in state selective protocols.
Exponential sensitivity to initial states is demonstrated for all initial states in a proposed optical scheme.
Complex rational polynomial maps, including the Mandelbrot set, can be directly realized.
Exponential sensitivity is proven to be directly linked to exponential downsizing of the initial ensemble of quantum states.

Conclusions:

State selective protocols offer a pathway to non-linear quantum evolution and amplified sensitivity to initial states.
The study provides a theoretical and experimental framework for quantum chaos in state selective protocols.
A fundamental bound exists on the number of quantum copies required for magnifying initial quantum state differences, akin to a Schrödinger microscope.