A Universal Quantum Certainty Relation for Arbitrary Number of Observables

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Main Authors: Liu, Ao-Xiang, Yang, Ma-Cheng, Qiao, Cong-Feng
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author Liu, Ao-Xiang
Yang, Ma-Cheng
Qiao, Cong-Feng
author_facet Liu, Ao-Xiang
Yang, Ma-Cheng
Qiao, Cong-Feng
contents We derive by lattice theory a universal quantum certainty relation for arbitrary $M$ observables in $N$-dimensional system, which provides a state-independent maximum lower bound on the direct-sum of the probability vectors in terms of majorization relation. While the utmost lower bound coincides with $(1/N,...,1/N)$ for any two observables with orthogonal bases, the majorization certainty relation for $M\geqslant3$ is shown to be nontrivial. The universal majorization bounds for three mutually complementary observables and a more general set of observables in dimension-2 are achieved. It is found that one cannot prepare a quantum state with probability vectors of incompatible observables spreading out arbitrarily. Moreover, we also explore the connections between quantum uncertainty and quantum coherence, and obtain a complementary relation for the quantum coherence as well, which characterizes a trade-off relation of quantum coherence with different bases and is illustrated by an explicit example.
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spellingShingle A Universal Quantum Certainty Relation for Arbitrary Number of Observables
Liu, Ao-Xiang
Yang, Ma-Cheng
Qiao, Cong-Feng
Quantum Physics
We derive by lattice theory a universal quantum certainty relation for arbitrary $M$ observables in $N$-dimensional system, which provides a state-independent maximum lower bound on the direct-sum of the probability vectors in terms of majorization relation. While the utmost lower bound coincides with $(1/N,...,1/N)$ for any two observables with orthogonal bases, the majorization certainty relation for $M\geqslant3$ is shown to be nontrivial. The universal majorization bounds for three mutually complementary observables and a more general set of observables in dimension-2 are achieved. It is found that one cannot prepare a quantum state with probability vectors of incompatible observables spreading out arbitrarily. Moreover, we also explore the connections between quantum uncertainty and quantum coherence, and obtain a complementary relation for the quantum coherence as well, which characterizes a trade-off relation of quantum coherence with different bases and is illustrated by an explicit example.
title A Universal Quantum Certainty Relation for Arbitrary Number of Observables
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05690