Extreme expected values and their applications in quantum information processing

Abstract

We consider the probability distribution when the monotonic function $F(X)$ of the independent variable $X$ takes the maximum or minimum expected value under the two constraints of a certain probability and a certain expected value of the independent variable $X$. We proposed an equal probability and equal expected value splitting method. With this method, we proved four inequalities, and two of them can be reduced to Jensen's inequalities. Subsequently, we find that after dividing the non-monotone function $H(X)$ into multiple monotone intervals, the problem of solving the maximum and minimum expected values of $H(X)$ can be transformed into the problem of solving the extreme value of a multiple-variable function. Finally, we apply the proved theory to solve three problems in quantum information processing. When studying the quantum parameter estimation in Mach-Zehnder interferometer, for an equal total input photon number, we find an optimal path-symmetric input state that makes the quantum Fisher information take the maximum value, and we prove that the NOON state is the path-symmetric state that makes the quantum Fisher information takes the minimum value. When studying the quantum parameter estimation in Landau-Zener-Jaynes-Cummings model, we find the optimal initial state of the cavity field that makes the system obtain the maximum quantum Fisher information. Finally, for an equal initial average photon number, we find the optimal initial state of the cavity field that makes the Tavis-Cummings quantum battery have the maximum stored energy and the maximum average charging power.

arXiv comment13 pages, 4 figures

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