Bounds in Sequential Unambiguous Discrimination of Multiple Pure Quantum States
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.21704v1
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:46:04 GMT
- Title: Bounds in Sequential Unambiguous Discrimination of Multiple Pure Quantum States
- Abstract summary: We derive performance bounds for sequential methods when applied to the discrimination of a set of pure states.<n>The gap between these bounds is minimal, scaling logarithmically with the number of distinct states.
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- Abstract: Sequential methods for quantum hypothesis testing offer significant advantages over fixed-length approaches, which rely on a predefined number of state copies. Despite their potential, these methods remain underexplored for unambiguous discrimination. In this work, we derive performance bounds for such methods when applied to the discrimination of a set of pure states. The performance is evaluated based on the expected number of copies required. We establish a lower bound applicable to any sequential method and an upper bound on the optimal sequential method. The upper bound is derived using a novel and simple non-adaptive method. Importantly, the gap between these bounds is minimal, scaling logarithmically with the number of distinct states.
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