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Exact identification of unknown unitary processes

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04981v1
Date: Wed, 06 May 2026 14:34:14 GMT
Title: Exact identification of unknown unitary processes
Abstract summary: We use representation-theoretic tools to study the zero-error protocol for identifying faulty devices.<n>We derive the optimal success probability for the single- and two-anomaly scenarios.<n>We extend our analysis to the general scenario in which both the number of anomalies and the local dimension of the systems are arbitrary.
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Abstract: The accurate identification of faulty hardware is a fundamental requirement for reliable quantum information processing. We address this problem in a quantum setting, where a series of $n$ devices is intended to apply the same unitary operation, but $k$ malfunctioning devices among them apply a different, unknown unitary action. Under the assumption of complete ignorance regarding the specific unitary transformation applied, we model our hypotheses using representation-theoretic tools and study the zero-error protocol for identifying these faulty devices. We derive the optimal success probability for the single- and two-anomaly scenarios, demonstrating that it is independent of the total number of devices in the series. Furthermore, we present a simple protocol that makes use of ancillary systems that achieves this optimal limit. Notably, this protocol offers significant operational advantages, such as allowing us to test each device independently. Finally, we extend our analysis to the general scenario in which both the number of anomalies and the local dimension of the systems are arbitrary, evaluating our protocol's performance and conjecturing its global optimality in the general case.

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