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International Journal of Quantum Information

MINIMUM-ERROR DISCRIMINATION AMONG MIXED QUANTUM STATES

Chih‐Lung Chou

Published Nov 1, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

We review the problem of discriminating with minimum error among mixed quantum states, with emphasize on the analytically solved quantum ensembles.
DOI
10.1142/s0219749905001250

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