Composite Classical and Quantum Channel Discrimination - Bjarne Bergh | TQC 2023
Channel: Squid: Schools for Quantum Information Development
Date: 2023-08-25

Bjarne Bergh
Composite Classical and Quantum Channel Discrimination

We study the problem of binary composite channel discrimination in the asymmetric setting, where the hypotheses are given by fairly arbitrary sets of channels, and samples do not have to be identically distributed. In the case of quantum channels we prove: (i) a characterization of the Stein's exponent for parallel channel discrimination strategies and (ii) an upper bound on the Stein's exponent for adaptive channel discrimination strategies. We further show that already for classical channels this upper bound can sometimes be achieved and be strictly larger than what is possible with parallel strategies. Hence, there can be an advantage of adaptive channel discrimination strategies with composite hypotheses for classical channels, unlike in the case of simple hypotheses. Moreover, we show that classically this advantage can only exist if the sets of channels corresponding to the hypotheses are non-convex. As a consequence of our more general treatment, which is not limited to the composite i.i.d. setting, we also obtain a generalization of previous composite state discrimination results.

July 28, 2023
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TQC 2023 | 24-28 July 2023, University of Aveiro, Portugal
http://tqc-conference.org

18th Conference on the  Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography.

TQC is a leading annual international conference for students and researchers working in the theoretical aspects of quantum information science. The scientific objective is to bring together the theoretical quantum information science community to present and discuss the latest advances in the field.


Organisation:
Squids - Schools for Quantum Information Development  
Universidade de Aveiro: Departamento de Matemática, CIDMA & Fábrica


Sponsors:
Phasecraft, UK
Google Quantum AI, USA
QuSoft, The Netherlands
Quantum for Life Centre, Denmark
Technology Innovation Institute, UAE
ML4Q, Germany
Dulwich Quantum