Operational axioms for diagonalizing states
In quantum theory every state can be diagonalized, i.e. decomposed as a convex combination of perfectly distinguishable pure states. This elementary structure plays an ubiquitous role in quantum mechanics, quantum information theory, and quantum statistical mechanics, where it provides the foundatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Publishing Association
2015-11-01
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Series: | Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science |
Online Access: | http://arxiv.org/pdf/1506.00380v3 |