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arXiv:1912.01678 · Journal of Mathematical Physics

Optimal form of the Kretschmann–Schlingemann–Werner theorem for energy-constrained quantum channels and operations

Максим Евгеньевич Широков

Published Nov 1, 2022• 5 citations
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Abstract

It is proved that the energy-constrained Bures distance between arbitrary infinite-dimensional quantum channels is equal to the operator E-norm distance from any given Stinespring isometry of one channel to the set of all Stinespring isometries of another channel with the same environment. The same result is shown to be valid for arbitrary quantum operations.

DOI
10.1063/5.0102141

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For a given positive operator G we consider the cones of linear maps between Banach spaces of trace class operators characterized by the Stinespring-like representation with G\sqrt G G​ -bounded and G\sqrt G G​ -infinitesimal operators correspondingly. We prove the completeness of both cones w.r.t. the energy-constrained diamond norm induced by G (as an energy observable) and the coincidence of the second cone with the completion of the cone of completely positive linear maps w.r.t. this norm. We show that the sets of quantum channels and quantum operations are complete w.r.t. the energy-constrained diamond norm for any energy observable. Some properties of the maps belonging to the introduced cones are described. In particular, the corresponding generalization of the Kretschmann-Schlingemann-Werner theorem is obtained. We also give a nonconstructive description of the completion of the set of all Hermitian-preserving completely bounded linear maps w.r.t. the energy-constrained diamond norm.
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