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View SchemaPositive Maps Which Are Not Completely Positive
| Authors | Sixia Yu |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0001053 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0001053 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.62.024302 |
Abstract
The concept of the {\em half density matrix} is proposed. It unifies the quantum states which are described by density matrices and physical processes which are described by completely positive maps. With the help of the half-density-matrix representation of Hermitian linear map, we show that every positive map which is not completely positive is a {\em difference} of two completely positive maps. A necessary and sufficient condition for a positive map which is not completely positive is also presented, which is illustrated by some examples.
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