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The Perfect Distinguishability of Quantum Operations

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arxiv 0908.0119 v1 pith:3PFLLFW3 submitted 2009-08-03 quant-ph

The Perfect Distinguishability of Quantum Operations

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We provide a feasible necessary and sufficient condition for when an unknown quantum operation (quantum device) secretely selected from a set of known quantum operations can be identified perfectly within a finite number of queries, and thus complete the characterization of the perfect distinguishability of quantum operations. We further design an optimal protocol which can achieve the perfect discrimination between two quantum operations by a minimal number of queries. Interestingly, employing the techniques from the theory of $q$-numerical range we find that an optimal perfect discrimination between two isometries is always achievable without using auxiliary systems or entanglement.

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