Kraus representation of quantum information transfer channels is widely used in practice. We present examples of Kraus decompositions for channels that possess the covariance property with respect to the maximal commutative group of unitary operators. We show that in some problems (for example, the problem on the estimate of the minimal output entropy of the channel), the choice of a Kraus representation with nonminimal number of Kraus operators is relevant. We also present certain algebraic properties of noncommutative operator graphs generated by Kraus operators for the case of quantum channels that demonstrate the superactivation phenomenon.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-116
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Mathematical Sciences (United States)
Volume241
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Aug 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics(all)
  • Applied Mathematics

    Research areas

  • Kraus decomposition, minimal output entropy, noncommutative operator graph, quantum channel, quantum channel capacity with zero error

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