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arXiv:quant-ph/9704041 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

Asymptotic estimation theory for a finite-dimensional pure state model

Masahito Hayashi

Published May 22, 1998• 50 citations
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Abstract

The optimization of measurement for n samples of pure states are studied. The error of the optimal measurement for n samples is asymptotically compared with the one of the maximum likelihood estimators from n data given by the optimal measurement for one sample.
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/31/20/006

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