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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484121403321

Autore

Stacey Blake C.

Titolo

A first course in the sporadic SICs / / Blake C. Stacey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-76104-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in mathematical physics ; ; Volume 41

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum theory - Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Equiangular Lines -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Real Lines -- 1.3 Complex Lines -- References -- 2 Optimal Quantum Measurements -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 SIC Representations of Quantum States -- 2.3 Constructing SICs Using Groups -- References -- 3 Geometry and Information Theory for Qubits and Qutrits -- 3.1 Qubits -- 3.2 Qutrits -- 3.3 Coherence -- References -- 4 SICs and Bell Inequalities -- 4.1 Mermin's Three-Qubit Bell Inequality -- 4.2 The Hoggar SIC -- 4.3 Qubit Pairs and Twinned Tetrahedral SICs -- 4.4 Failure of Hidden Variables for Qutrits -- 4.5 Quantum Theory from Nonclassical Probability Meshing -- References -- 5 The Hoggar-Type SICs -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Simplifying the QBic Equation -- 5.3 Triple Products and Combinatorial Designs -- 5.4 The Twin of the Hoggar SIC -- 5.5 Combinatorial Designs from the Twin Hoggar SIC -- 5.6 Quantum-State Compatibility -- 5.7 From Pauli Operators to Real Equiangular Lines -- 5.8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 6 Sporadic SICs and the Exceptional Lie Algebras -- 6.1 Root Systems and Lie Algebras -- 6.2 E6 -- 6.3 E8 -- 6.4 E7 -- 6.5 The Regular Icosahedron and Real-Vector-Space Quantum Theory -- 6.6 Open Puzzles Concerning Exceptional Objects -- References -- 7 Exercises -- References -- Appendix  Index -- Index.