Generalized coherence vector applied to coherence transformations and quantifiers

One of the main problems in any quantum resource theory is the characterization of the conversions between resources by means of the free operations of the theory. In this work we advance on this characterization within the quantum coherence resource theory by introducing the generalized coherence v...

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Autores: Bosyk, Gustavo Martin, Losada, Marcelo Adrián, Massri, Cesar Dario, Freytes Solari, Hector Carlos, Sergioli, Giuseppe
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/166511
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/166511
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Quantum coherence
Coherence measures
Resource theories
Quantum information
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Resumo:One of the main problems in any quantum resource theory is the characterization of the conversions between resources by means of the free operations of the theory. In this work we advance on this characterization within the quantum coherence resource theory by introducing the generalized coherence vector of an arbitrary quantum state. The generalized coherence vector is a probability vector that can be interpreted as a concave roof extension of the pure states coherence vector. We show that it completely characterizes the notions of being incoherent, as well as being maximally coherent. Moreover, using this notion and the majorization relation, we obtain a necessary condition for the conversion of general quantum states by means of incoherent operations. These results generalize the necessary conditions of conversions for pure states given in the literature, and show that the tools of the majorization lattice are useful also in the general case. Finally, we introduce a family of coherence quantifiers by considering concave and symmetric functions applied to the generalized coherence vector. We compare this proposal with the convex roof measure of coherence and others quantifiers given in the literature.