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Estimation of quantum finite mixtures

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10016/6670
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2009-10
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We consider the problem of determining the weights of a quantum ensemble. That is to say, given a quantum system that is in a set of possible known states according to an unknown probability law, we give strategies to estimate the individual probabilities, weights, or mixing proportions. Such strategies can be used to estimate the frequencies at which different independent signals are emitted by a source. They can also be used to estimate the weights of particular terms in a canonical decomposition of a quantum channel. The quality of these strategies is quantified by a covariance-type error matrix. According with this cost function, we give optimal strategies in both the single-shot and multiple-copy scenarios. The latter is also analyzed in the asymptotic limit of large number of copies. We give closed expressions of the error matrix for two-component quantum mixtures of qubit systems. The Fisher information plays an unusual role in the problem at hand, providing exact expressions of the minimum covariance matrix for any number of copies.
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14 pages, no figures.-- PACS nrs.: 03.67.-a, 03.67.Hk, 03.65.Ta, 03.65.Wj.-- Pre-print article.
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[PACS] Quantum information, [PACS] Quantum communication, [PACS] Foundations of quantum mechanics; measurement theory, [PACS] State reconstruction, quantum tomography
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arXiv:0910.1525v1
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