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Title: Canonical coset parametrization and the Bures metric of the three-level quantum systems

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405401· OSTI ID:20929605
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, 73441 (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

An explicit parametrization for the state space of an n-level density matrix is given. The parametrization is based on the canonical coset decomposition of unitary matrices. We also compute, explicitly, the Bures metric tensor over the state space of two- and three-level quantum systems.

OSTI ID:
20929605
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 48, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2405401; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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