Order relations among quantum coherence measures on special state spaces
Jing-Run Lan, Yuan-Hong Tao, Yuhang Liu +1 more
Abstract This paper studies the order relations among various quantum coherence measures in a single-qubit system. Ten representative coherence measures are selected from three categories: distance-based, fidelity-based, and relative entropy-based measures. The analytical expressions for the coherence values are derived in the Bloch sphere representation of the single-qubit state, and the order relations within the same category and across categories are systematically analyzed. The study shows that coherence measures within the same category generally maintain consistent order relations in the single-qubit system. However, there is typically no fixed order relation between fidelity-based coherence measures (represented by geometric coherence) and relative entropy-based coherence measures (represented by α -affinity coherence measures). Yet, in pure single-qubit states and certain restricted sets of mixed states, these two types of coherence measures exhibit the same order relation. The results indicate that the order relations between coherence measures depend not only on their construction but also on the quantum state space structure and the constraints on parameters.
Laser Physics Letters•Jun 1, 2026•0 citations