Entanglement is indispensable for masking arbitrary set of quantum states
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| author | Saha, Debarupa Ghosh, Priya Sen, Ujjwal |
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| contents | We question the role of entanglement in masking quantum information contained in a set of mixed quantum states. We first show that a masker that can mask any two single-qubit pure states, can mask the entire set of mixed states comprising of the classical mixtures of those two pure qubit states as well. We then try to find the part played by entanglement in masking two different sets: One, a set of mixed states formed by the classical mixtures of two single-qubit pure commuting states, and another, a set of mixed states obtained by mixing two single-qubit pure non-commuting states. For both cases, we show that the masked states remain entangled unless the input state is an equal mixture of the two pure states. This in turn reveals that entanglement is necessary for masking an arbitrary set of two single qubit states, regardless of their mixednesses and mutual commutativity. |
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| spellingShingle | Entanglement is indispensable for masking arbitrary set of quantum states Saha, Debarupa Ghosh, Priya Sen, Ujjwal Quantum Physics We question the role of entanglement in masking quantum information contained in a set of mixed quantum states. We first show that a masker that can mask any two single-qubit pure states, can mask the entire set of mixed states comprising of the classical mixtures of those two pure qubit states as well. We then try to find the part played by entanglement in masking two different sets: One, a set of mixed states formed by the classical mixtures of two single-qubit pure commuting states, and another, a set of mixed states obtained by mixing two single-qubit pure non-commuting states. For both cases, we show that the masked states remain entangled unless the input state is an equal mixture of the two pure states. This in turn reveals that entanglement is necessary for masking an arbitrary set of two single qubit states, regardless of their mixednesses and mutual commutativity. |
| title | Entanglement is indispensable for masking arbitrary set of quantum states |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.02999 |