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View SchemaImplementation of group-covariant POVMs by orthogonal measurements
| Authors | Thomas Decker, Dominik Janzing, Martin Roetteler |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0407054 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0407054 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.1827924 |
| Journal | Journal of Mathematical Physics, 46:012104, 2005 |
Abstract
We consider group-covariant positive operator valued measures (POVMs) on a finite dimensional quantum system. Following Neumark's theorem a POVM can be implemented by an orthogonal measurement on a larger system. Accordingly, our goal is to find an implementation of a given group-covariant POVM by a quantum circuit using its symmetry. Based on representation theory of the symmetry group we develop a general approach for the implementation of group-covariant POVMs which consist of rank-one operators. The construction relies on a method to decompose matrices that intertwine two representations of a finite group. We give several examples for which the resulting quantum circuits are efficient. In particular, we obtain efficient quantum circuits for a class of POVMs generated by Weyl-Heisenberg groups. These circuits allow to implement an approximative simultaneous measurement of the position and crystal momentum of a particle moving on a cyclic chain.
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