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1QCMC’06

Joan VaccaroCentre for Quantum Dynamics,

Centre for Quantum Computer Technology

Griffith University

Brisbane

Group theoretic formulation of complementarity

Group theoretic formulation of complementarity

2QCMC’06

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Bohr’s complementarity of physical properties mutually exclusive experiments needed to determine their values.

Wootters and Zurek information theoretic formulation: [PRD 19, 473 (1979)]

(path information lost) (minimum value for given visibility)

Scully et al Which-way and quantum erasure [Nature 351, 111 (1991)]

Englert distinguishability D of detector states and visibility V [PRL 77, 2154 (1996)]

[reply to EPR PR 48, 696 (1935)]

122 VD

3QCMC’06

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Elemental properties of Wave - Particle duality

x x

localised de-localised

particles are “asymmetric” waves are “symmetric”

(1) Position probability density with spatial translations:

(2) Momentum prob. density with momentum translations:

pp

localisedde-localised

particles are “symmetric” waves are “asymmetric”

Could use either to generalise particle and wave nature – we use (2) for this talk. [Operationally: interference sensitive to ]

4QCMC’06

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In this talk

discrete symmetry groups G = {Tg}

measure of particle and wave nature is information capacity of asymmetric and symmetric parts of wavefunction

balance between (asymmetry) and (symmetry) wave particle Contents: waves and asymmetry particles and symmetry complementarity

)ln( )()( DNN PW

p pTg

Tg

Tg

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Waves can carry information in their translation:

Waves & asymmetryWaves & asymmetry

Tg

Information capacity of “wave nature”:

group G = {Tg}, unitary representation: (Tg )1 = (Tg )+

g

g = Tg Tg+

000 001 … 101

symbolically :

Alice Bob

. . .. . .

gg

g TTGO

)(

1][

g

p

estimate parameter g

Tg

6QCMC’06

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Tg

Tg

Waves can carry information in their translation:

Waves & asymmetryWaves & asymmetry

Information capacity of “wave nature”:

group G = {g}, unitary representation: {Tg for g G}

g

g = Tg Tg+

000 001 … 101

symbolically :

AliceBob

. . .. . .

gGg

g TTGO

)(

1][

p

estimate parameter g

0

1

wave-like states:

2

10,

2

10

group: },{ zG 1

Example: single photon interferometry

particle-like states:

?

translation: z,1

= photon in upper path

= photon in lower path

1,0

g

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DEFINITION: Wave nature NW () NW () = maximum mutual information between Alice and Bob over all possible measurements by Bob.

)(])[()( SSNW

increase in entropy due to G= asymmetry of with respect to G

)ln(Tr)( SHolevo bound

000 001 … 101 Alice Bob

. . .. . .

estimate parameter g g = Tg Tg+

Tg

g

gg TTGO

)(

1][

8QCMC’06

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Tg’ Tg’+ = for arbitrary .

Particles & symmetryParticles & symmetryParticle properties are invariant to translations Tg G

probability density unchanged

gg TT

g

gg TTGO

)(

1][

For “pure” particle state :

A. She begins with the symmetric state

p

In general, however,

Q. How can Alice encode using particle nature part only?

][ is invariant to translations Tg :

][ ][

. gg TT

Tg

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DEFINITION: Particle nature NP() NP () = maximum mutual information between Alice and Bob over all possible unitary preparations by Alice using and all possible measuremts by Bob.

])[()ln()( SDNP

logarithmic purity of= symmetry of with respect to G

Holevo bound

000 001 … 101 Alice Bob

. . .

Uj

estimate parameter j j = Uj Uj+

][

][

. . .][

][

dimension of state space

g

gg TTGO

)(

1][

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ComplementarityComplementarity

])[()ln()( SDNP )(])[()( SSNW

)()ln()()( SDNN PW

waveparticle

sum

)()ln()()( SDNN PW Group theoretic complementarity - general

PN

)()ln(S

D

WN

asymmetry symmetry

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ComplementarityComplementarity

])[()ln()( SDNP )(])[()( SSNW

)()ln()()( SDNN PW

waveparticle

sum

)ln()()( DNN PW Group theoretic complementarity – pure states

PN

)ln(D

WN

asymmetry symmetry

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1,0,10,102

12

1 WP NN

group: },{ zG 1

translation: z,1

0

1

wave-like states (asymmetric):

particle-like states (symmetric):

Englert’s single photon interferometry [PRL 77, 2154 (1996)]

a single photon is prepared by

some means

= photon in upper path

= photon in lower path

,1,0

1)()( WP NN

0,1 WP NN

)2( D

)ln()()( DNN PW

13QCMC’06

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Bipartite system a new application of particle-wave duality

2 spin- ½ systems

)(2)()( SNN WP

)4( D

11002

1

group: zyxG 11111 ,,,

translation:

,,,G

wave-like states (asymmetric):

particle-like states (symmetric): 11 2

121 11,00 1)(,0,1 SNN WP

0)(,2,0 SNN WP

G Be

ll

(superdense coding)

)()ln()()( SDNN PW

1

0

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SummarySummary Momentum prob. density with momentum translations:

pplocalisedde-localised

Information capacity of “wave” or “particle” nature:

Alice Bob. . .. . .

estimate parameter Complementarity

New Application - entangled states are wave like

PN

)()ln(S

D

WN

asymmetry symmetry

particle-like wave-like

)()ln()()( SDNN PW

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