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arXiv:1309.6374

A lower bound on the fidelity between two states in terms of their Bures distance

Lin Zhang, Junde Wu

Published Sep 25, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

Fidelity is a fundamental and ubiquitous concept in quantum information theory. Fuchs-van de Graaf's inequalities deal with bounding fidelity from above and below. In this paper, we give a lower bound on the quantum fidelity between two states in terms of their Bures distance.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1309.6374

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