Overview of projective quantum measurements
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05679v1
- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 16:58:19 GMT
- Title: Overview of projective quantum measurements
- Authors: Diego Barberena, Aaron J. Friedman,
- Abstract summary: We make use of a unitary "Stinespring" representation of measurements on a dilated Hilbert space.
We explain how this unitary representation is guaranteed by the axioms of quantum mechanics.
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- Abstract: We provide an overview of standard "projective" quantum measurements with the goal of elucidating connections between theory and experiment. We make use of a unitary "Stinespring" representation of measurements on a dilated Hilbert space that includes both the physical degrees of freedom and those of the measurement apparatus. We explain how this unitary representation (i) is guaranteed by the axioms of quantum mechanics, (ii) relates to both the Kraus and von Neumann representations, and (iii) corresponds to the physical time evolution of the system and apparatus during the measurement process. The Stinespring representation also offers significant conceptual insight into measurements, helps connects theory and experiment, is particularly useful in describing protocols involving midcircuit measurements and outcome-dependent operations, and establishes that all quantum operations are compatible with relativistic locality, among other insights.
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