Entangled quantum states as direction indicators

被引:81
作者
Peres, A [1 ]
Scudo, PF [1 ]
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[1] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Phys, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4160
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We consider the use of N spin-1/2 particles for indicating a direction in space. If N > 2, their optimal state is entangled. For large N. the mean square error decreases as N-2 (rather than N-1 for parallel spins).
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页码:4160 / 4162
页数:3
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