Probabilistically Perfect Cloning of Two Pure States: A Geometric Approach
arXiv:1505.06979 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.200401
Abstract
We solve the long-standing problem of making n perfect clones from m copies of one of two known pure states with minimum failure probability in the general case where the known states have arbitrary a priori probabilities. The solution emerges from a geometric formulation of the problem. This formulation also reveals a deeper connection between cloning and state discrimination. The convergence of cloning to state discrimination as the number of clones goes to infinity exhibits a phenomenon analogous to a second order symmetry breaking phase transition.
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