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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giulio Chiribella, Carlo Maria Scandolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Publishing Association 2015-11-01
Series:Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
Online Access:http://arxiv.org/pdf/1506.00380v3