Tomographic Limits of the Petz Recovery Map

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.21309v1
• Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:12:33 GMT
• Title: Tomographic Limits of the Petz Recovery Map
• Abstract summary: We discuss recent results on iterated Petz recovery and relate them to Bayesian approaches to quantum state tomography.<n>We show how an extended Petz construction, by lifting the inference problem to a classical distribution over candidate quantum states, recovers the structure of Bayesian and maximum likelihood tomography.
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• Abstract: The Petz recovery map is considered one of the key candidates for the quantum analogue of Bayesian inference and Jeffrey's conditionalization. Since, there seems to be a natural connection between Bayesian inference and the notion of state tomography, it is natural to ask if the Petz recovery can be used for this latter task. In this paper, we discuss such recent results on iterated Petz recovery and relate them to Bayesian approaches to quantum state tomography. We highlight the limitations of direct Petz iteration and show how an extended Petz construction, by lifting the inference problem to a classical distribution over candidate quantum states, recovers the structure of Bayesian and maximum likelihood tomography. This provides perspective on the modifications or nuances required for a Petz approach to quantum retrodiction to perform quantum state tomography.

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