A thorough introduction to non-relativistic matrix mechanics in multi-qudit systems with a study on quantum entanglement and quantum quantifiers

Abstract

Quantum computing is among the most far-reaching technologies of the 21st century, tackling challenges at the cutting edge of physics. This new paradigm in computer science harnesses quantum entanglement, one striking non-intuitive feature of quantum mechanics and a cornerstone of quantum information, to provide computation with a quantum speed-up over the best-known classical algorithms and to enable encrypted data communication against eavesdropping. The bulk of this article is focused on providing a deep and abiding understanding of non-relativistic matrix mechanics by demonstrating the fundamental mathematical identities of the contemporary postulatory approach of quantum mechanics within the state vector and density operator formalism in multipartite systems. In addition to that, we derive and analyze the respective 1-qubit, 1-qutrit, 2-qubit, and 2-qudit coherent and incoherent density operators using Bloch's parametrization for generalized $d$-dimensional $N$-qudit states embedded in the $SU(d)$ Lie group with associate generalized Gell Mann's matrices spanning the $\mathfrak{su}(d)$ Lie algebra. We also address the fundamental concepts of quantum nondemolition measurements, quantum decoherence and, particularly, quantum entanglement providing for the latter a systematic view on its historical development and mathematical description in multipartite systems. We conclude our review by introducing some of the ubiquitous quantum quantifiers required to measure degrees of quantum entanglement and quantum coherence, deriving the $p$-norm quantum coherence measure for a 1-qubit state.

arXiv comment51 pages, 4 figures, quant-ph

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