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| Authors | Somshubhro Bandyopadhyay, Jonathan Walgate |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0612013 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0612013 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1751-8113/42/7/072002 |
| Journal | J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 42 (2009) 072002. |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
We prove that any three linearly independent pure quantum states can always be locally distinguished with nonzero probability regardless of their dimension, entanglement, or multipartite structure. Almost always, all three states can be unambiguously identified. The only exceptional case, where one state is locally knowable but the other two are not, is found among multi-qubit states.
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