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Unitary-Invariant Witnesses of Quantum Imaginarity
Carlos Fernandes1,2, Rafael Wagner1,2, Leonardo Novo1
1<a href="https://ror.org/04dv3aq25">International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)</a>, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
Physical Review Letters
|November 22, 2024
Summary
This study introduces new methods to detect quantum theory
Area of Science:
- Quantum Information Science
- Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Background:
- Quantum theory traditionally uses complex numbers, with
- imaginarity
Purpose of the Study:
- Develop basis-independent witnesses for quantum imaginarity
- Quantify imaginarity as a resource in quantum information tasks
Main Methods:
- Propose witnesses based on unitary-invariant properties of state sets
- Analyze measurements of pairwise overlaps for sets of three and four pure states
Main Results:
- Completely characterize invariant values for three pure states
- Partially characterize invariant values for four pure states
- Demonstrate pairwise overlaps witness imaginarity for four states, but not three
Conclusions:
- Experimental witnesses for quantum imaginarity are proposed
- Basis-independent detection of imaginarity is achievable
- Opens new avenues for utilizing imaginarity as a quantum resource
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