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A class of unambiguous state discrimination problems achievable by separable measurements but impossible by local operations and classical communication
We consider an infinite class of unambiguous quantum state discrimination
problems on multipartite systems, described by Hilbert space , of any
number of parties. Restricting consideration to measurements that act only on
, we find the optimal global measurement for each element of this
class, achieving the maximum possible success probability of in all
cases. This measurement turns out to be both separable and unique, and by our
recently discovered necessary condition for local quantum operations and
classical communication (LOCC), it is easily shown to be impossible by any
finite-round LOCC protocol. We also show that, quite generally, if the input
state is restricted to lie in , then any LOCC measurement on an
enlarged Hilbert space is effectively identical to an LOCC measurement on
. Therefore, our necessary condition for LOCC demonstrates directly
that a higher success probability is attainable for each of these problems
using general separable measurements as compared to that which is possible with
any finite-round LOCC protocol.Comment: Version 2 has new title along with an added discussion about using an
enlarged Hilbert space and why this is not helpfu
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Extended necessary condition for local operations and classical communication: Tight bound for all measurements
We give a necessary condition that a separable measurement can be implemented
by local quantum operations and classical communication (LOCC) in any finite
number of rounds of communication, generalizing and strengthening a result
obtained previously. That earlier result involved a bound that is tight when
the number of measurement operators defining the measurement is relatively
small. The present results generalize that bound to one that is tight for any
finite number of measurement operators, and we also provide an extension which
holds when that number is infinite. We apply these results to the famous
example on a system known as "domino states", which were the first
demonstration of nonlocality without entanglement. Our new necessary condition
provides an additional way of showing that these states cannot be perfectly
distinguished by (finite-round) LOCC. It directly shows that this conclusion
also holds for their cousins, the rotated domino states. This illustrates the
usefulness of the present results, since our earlier necessary condition, which
these results generalize, is not strong enough to reach a conclusion about the
domino states.Comment: 6 pages, no figures, comments welcome. Version 2 fixes some issues
with the case of an infinite number of measurement operators. Version 3 has a
minor change to the title and an added footnote about the fact that using an
enlarged Hilbert space is not helpfu
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