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Teleporting an unknown quantum state via dual classical and Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen channels

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Bennett, Charles H., Brassard, Gilles, Crépeau, Claude, Jozsa, Richard, Peres, Asher, Wootters, William K.·1993·Physical Review Letters

Abstract

An unknown quantum state \ensuremath{\Vert}\ensuremath{\varphi}〉 can be disassembled into, then later reconstructed from, purely classical information and purely nonclassical Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) correlations. To do so the sender, ``Alice,'' and the receiver, ``Bob,'' must prearrange the sharing of an EPR-correlated pair of particles. Alice makes a joint measurement on her EPR particle and the unknown quantum system, and sends Bob the classical result of this measurement. Knowing this, Bob can convert the state of his EPR particle into an exact replica of the unknown state \ensuremath{\Vert}\ensuremath{\varphi}〉 which Alice destroyed.

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  • Findingnone given

    An unknown quantum state can be disassembled into, then later reconstructed from, purely classical information and purely nonclassical EPR correlations.

    “An unknown quantum state ]P) can be disassembled into, then later reconstructed from, purely classical information and purely nonclassical Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) correlations.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Findingreasoning

    After Alice's measurement, Bob's particle 3 is projected into one of four pure states according to the measurement outcome.

    “Furthermore, after Alice s measurement, Bob's particle 3 will have been projected into one of the four pure states superposed in Eq. ( 5), according to the measurement outcome.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Findingreasoning

    Each possible resultant state for Bob's EPR particle is related in a simple way to the original state Alice sought to teleport.

    “Each of these possible resultant states for Bob's EPR particle is related in a simple way to the original state IP) which Alice sought to teleport.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Findingreasoning

    An accurate teleportation can be achieved in all cases by Alice telling Bob the classical outcome of her measurement, after which Bob applies the required rotation to transform the state of his particle into a replica of the original state.

    “Thus an accurate teleportation can be achieved in all cases by having Alice tell Bob the classical outcome of her mea- surement, after which Bob applies the required rotation to transform the state of his particle into a replica of IP).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Findingreasoning

    Regardless of the unknown state, the four measurement outcomes in the Bell-basis measurement are equally likely, each occurring with probability 1/4.

    “It follows that, regardless of the unknown state I/i), the four measurement outcomes are equally likely, each occurring with probability 1/4.”
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    Findingreasoning

    In the first (singlet) outcome, Bob's state is the same as the original except for an irrelevant phase factor, so Bob need do nothing further to produce a replica.

    “In the case of the first (singlet) outcome, Bob's state is the same except for an irrelevant phase factor, so Bob need do nothing further to produce a replica of Alice's spin.”
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    Findingnone given

    Alice makes a joint measurement on her EPR particle and the unknown quantum system, and sends Bob the classical result of this measurement.

    “Alice makes a joint measurement on her EPR particle and the unknown quantum system, and sends Bob the classical result of this measurement.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Findingnone given

    Alice is left with particles 1 and 2 in one of the Bell states, without any trace of the original state.

    “Alice, on the other hand, is left with particles 1 and 2 in one of the states 4~2 ) or IC~~), without any trace of (+) ' (+) the original state I P) .”
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    Findingnone given

    States which are less entangled reduce the fidelity of teleportation, and/or the range of states that can be accurately teleported.

    “States which are less entangled reduce the fidelity of teleportation, and/or the range of states lg) that can be accurately tele- ported.”
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    Findingreasoning

    If Bob guesses Alice's classical message before it arrives, the unknown state will be reconstructed (in the spin-1/2 case) as a random mixture of the four states of Eq. (6).

    “P) will be reconstructed (in the spin-2 case) as a ran- dom mixture of the four states of Eq. ( 6).”
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    Premisecitation

    Instantaneous information transfer is impossible.

    “It is known that instantaneous information transfer is definitely impossible [3].”
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    • cites [3] 3. A. Einstein, in Albert Einstein, Philosopher Scientist, - edited by P. A. Schilpp (Library of Living Philosophers, Evanston, 1949) p. 85.

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Quantum information can be swapped from one system to another, but it cannot be duplicated or cloned.

    “This”
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    • cites [5] 5. J. L. Park, Found. Phys. 1, 23 (1970).

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationnone given

    Teleportation has the advantage of still being possible in situations where Alice and Bob, after sharing their EPR pairs, have wandered independently and no longer know each other's locations.

    “Finally, teleportation has the advantage of still being possible in situations where Alice and Bob, after sharing their EPR pairs, have wandered about independently and no longer know each others' locations.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    All of the above can be generalized to systems having N greater than or equal to 2 orthogonal states.

    “All of what we have said above can be generalized to systems having N & 2 orthogonal states.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    This diagram can be used to show that a full two bits of classical channel capacity are necessary for accurate teleportation of a two-state particle.

    “This diagram is of interest because it can be used to show that a full two bits of classical channel capacity are necessary for accurate tele- portation of a two-state particle (cf.caption).”
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    Interpretationnone given

    If it becomes feasible to store separated EPR particles for more than a brief time, quantum teleportation could be quite useful.

    “Although it is currently unfeasible to store separated EPR particles for more than a brief time, if it becomes feasible to do so, quantum teleportation could be quite useful.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Trying to draw similar Feynman diagrams with tree structure, rather than loops, would lead to physically impossible processes.

    “Trying to draw similar”
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    If Alice knows beforehand that the unknown state belongs to a given orthonormal set, she can make a measurement whose result will allow her to make an accurate copy.

    “Only if Alice knows before- hand that ~qb) belongs to a given orthonormal set can she make a measurement whose result will allow her to make an accurate copy of [P).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    If the possibilities for the unknown state include two or more nonorthogonal states, then no measurement will yield sufficient information to prepare a perfectly accurate copy.

    “Conversely, if the possibilities for ~P) include two or more nonorthogonal states, then no measurement will yield sufhcient information to prepare a perfectly accurate copy.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    In general, there is no way to learn the state vector of an unknown quantum system.

    “Knowing the state vector ]P) itself would be sufficient information, but in general there is no way to learn it.”
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  • Quantum teleportation enables a faithful transfer of an unknown quantum state from one location to another, using entangled states as a quantum channel.

    “Quantum teleportation (Bennett et al., 1993) enables a faithful transfer of an unknown quantum state from one location to another, using entangled states as a quantum channel.”

    From Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry (2012) · cites this paper as Bennett et al., 1993

  • The projection of two photons into a Bell state lies at the heart of many quantum information processing protocols, such as quantum dense coding, quantum teleportation, and entanglement swapping.

    “The projection of two photons into a Bell state lies at the heart for many quantum information processing protocols, such as quantum dense coding (Bennett and Wiesner, 1992), quantum teleportation (Bennett et al., 1993), and entanglement swapping ( Żukowski et al., 1993).”

    From Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry (2012) · cites this paper as Bennett et al., 1993

  • By exploiting entanglement one can efficiently encode classical messages, transfer quantum information to a remote location, entangle remote particles with no common past, and purify less entangled ensembles.

    “By exploiting entanglement one can efficiently encode classical messages (Bennett and Wiesner, 1992; section VI.A), transfer quantum information to a remote location (Bennett et al., 1993; section VI.B), entangle two remote particles that have no common past ( Żukowski et al., 1993; section VI.C), and purify a large ensemble in a less entangled states into a smaller ensemble with higher”

    From Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry (2012) · cites this paper as Bennett et al., 1993

  • Quantum teleportation was discovered by Bennett, Brassard, Crépeau, Jozsa, Peres, and Wootters (1993).

    “The fascinating possibility of quantum teleportation was discovered by Bennett, Brassard, Crépeau, Jozsa, Peres, and Wootters (1993).”

    From Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry (2012) · cites this paper as Bennett, Brassard, Crépeau, Jozsa, Peres, and Wootters (1993)

  • When particle 1 is a member of an entangled pair, the teleportation leads to entanglement swapping.

    “This is the case when, as already remarked by Bennett et al. (1993), particle 1 itself is a member of an entangled pair, ultimately leading to entanglement swapping ( Żukowski et al., 1993;Bose et al., 1998).”

    From Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry (2012) · cites this paper as Bennett et al. (1993)

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Research works printed but not linked: 3

  1. A. Shimony, 1984, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Foundations of Quantum Theory /
  2. J. S. Bell, 1964, N.Y.), 1, 195
  3. C. H. Bennett, 1984, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computers, Systems, and Signal Processing, Bangalore, India

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Authors
Bennett, C. H., Brassard, G., Crépeau, C., Jozsa, R., Peres, A., & Wootters, W. K.
Affiliations
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
1993-03-29
Volume
70
Issue
13
Pages
1895-1899
ISSN
0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1978553093
Cited by
13,703
References
15
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FWCI
42.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Keywords
quantum teleportation, unknown quantum states, Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlations, EPR pairs, classical information, joint measurement, quantum state tomography, quantum entanglement

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