AppliedMath

Factorization and Closed Form of Quantum Density Operators and Related Multiplicity

Gianfranco Cariolaro, Edi Ruffa

Published Feb 6, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

The final goal of this paper is to organize the tools needed to study digital Quantum Communications, where classical information is entrusted to quantum states represented by density operators. A density operator is usually defined starting from a set of kets in the Hilbert space and a probability distribution. A fundamental problem in Quantum Communications is the factorization of such operators of the form ρ=γγ*, where γ is a matrix called a density factor (DF). The environments considered are finite dimensional Hilbert space (discrete variables) and infinite dimensional Hilbert space (continuous variables). Using discrete variables, the multiplicity and the variety of DFs are investigated using the tools of matrix analysis, arriving in particular to establish the DF with minimal size. With continuous variables, the target is the closed-form factorization, which is achieved with recent results for the important class of Gaussian states. Finally, an application is carried out in Quantum Communications with noisy Gaussian states.

DOI: 10.3390/appliedmath5010013

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