Published December 22, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

An alternative quantum fidelity for mixed states of qudits

  • 1. Department of Physics and Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
  • 2. Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, HangZhou 310027 (China)
  • 3. School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)

Description

We give an alternative definition of quantum fidelity for two density operators on qudits in terms of their Hilbert-Schmidt inner product and their purity. It can be regarded as the well-defined operator fidelity for the two operators and satisfies all Jozsa's four axioms up to a normalization factor. This fidelity is not computationally demanding

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2008.10.083

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2008.10.083;
arXiv
arXiv:0807.1781v1;
PII
S0375-9601(08)01594-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
373
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 58-60
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40053391
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
IMPURITIES; MIXED STATE; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS
Descriptors DEC
INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS

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Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.