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Group theoretical study of LOCC-detection of maximally entangled state using hypothesis testing
In the asymptotic setting, the optimal test for hypotheses testing of the
maximally entangled state is derived under several locality conditions for
measurements. The optimal test is obtained in several cases with the asymptotic
framework as well as the finite-sample framework. In addition, the experimental
scheme for the optimal test is presented
Adaptive experimental design for one-qubit state estimation with finite data based on a statistical update criterion
We consider 1-qubit mixed quantum state estimation by adaptively updating
measurements according to previously obtained outcomes and measurement
settings. Updates are determined by the average-variance-optimality
(A-optimality) criterion, known in the classical theory of experimental design
and applied here to quantum state estimation. In general, A-optimization is a
nonlinear minimization problem; however, we find an analytic solution for
1-qubit state estimation using projective measurements, reducing computational
effort. We compare numerically two adaptive and two nonadaptive schemes for
finite data sets and show that the A-optimality criterion gives more precise
estimates than standard quantum tomography.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Asymptotic estimation theory for a finite dimensional pure state model
The optimization of measurement for n samples of pure sates are studied. The
error of the optimal measurement for n samples is asymptotically compared with
the one of the maximum likelihood estimators from n data given by the optimal
measurement for one sample.Comment: LaTeX, 23 pages, Doctoral Thesi
Why do we live in 3+1 dimensions?
In the context of string theory we argue that higher dimensional Dp-branes
unwind and evaporate so that we are left with D3-branes embedded in a
(9+1)-dimensional bulk. One of these D3-branes plays the role of our Universe.
Within this picture, the evaporation of the higher dimensional Dp-branes
provides the entropy of our Universe.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures. Citations added, text and figures updated to
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