PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.Classical.SimplexStateSpace
Classical systems: unique decomposition into pure states
i. Overview
A system is classical when every state is a mixture of pure states in exactly one way. A die is the basic example. Its pure states are the six outcomes. Every state is a probability vector, and the state fixes the probabilities.
Geometrically, the states of a die form a simplex: the convex hull of six affinely independent points. The weights of a state are its barycentric coordinates. In infinite dimensions there can be infinitely many pure states, and the weights become a probability measure on the pure states. We call this measure a pure decomposition. The state space is a simplex when every state has exactly one pure decomposition. It is a Bauer simplex when moreover the pure states form a closed set.
A qubit is not classical. The maximally mixed state is an equal mixture of spin up and spin down, but also of spin left and spin right.
On a simplex, measures on the pure states are the same as positive functionals on the observables, and this identification respects the order.
ii. Key results
- `UnitalPositiveLinearMap.HasPureDecomposition` states that a state is a mixture of pure states.
- `UnitalPositiveLinearMap.HasUniquePureDecomposition` states that it is so in exactly one way.
- `IsSimplexStateSpace E` states that every state has exactly one pure decomposition.
- `IsBauerSimplexStateSpace E` states in addition that the pure states form a closed set.
- `PureState.toPositive` turns a measure on the pure states into a positive functional.
iii. Table of contents
- A. Pure decompositions and simplices
- B. Measures on the pure states as positive functionals
- C. Simplices identify functionals with measures
A. Pure decompositions and simplices
B. Measures on the pure states as positive functionals
C. Simplices identify functionals with measures
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State has a pure decomposition
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space and be a state, which is a unital positive linear map from to . The state has a pure decomposition if there exists a regular probability measure on the set of pure states of such that is represented by . Specifically, for every element , the value of the functional is given by the integral: where the integration is performed over the set of pure states .
State has a unique pure decomposition
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space and let be a state (a unital positive linear map from to ). The state has a unique pure decomposition if there exists exactly one regular probability measure supported on the set of pure states of that represents . In this context, a measure represents if for every observable , the value is given by the integral of the evaluation maps over the pure states with respect to .
The state space is a simplex
For an Archimedean order-unit space , the property `IsSimplexStateSpace` states that the state space is a simplex. This means that every state can be uniquely represented as a mixture of pure states, specifically by a unique regular probability measure on the set of pure states. In finite dimensions, this corresponds to the state space being the convex hull of affinely independent pure states, where every state has unique barycentric coordinates.
The state space is a Bauer simplex
For an Archimedean order-unit space , the property `IsBauerSimplexStateSpace` states that the state space is a Bauer simplex. This means that: 1. is a simplex, where every state is uniquely represented by a regular probability measure on the set of pure states. 2. The set of pure states is a closed set in the weak-* topology.
Observables are integrable with respect to finite measures on pure states
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space. For any finite measure on the space of pure states and any element , the function that maps each pure state to its value is integrable with respect to .
Positive functional from a measure on pure states
Given a finite measure on the set of pure states of an Archimedean order-unit space , this function defines a positive linear functional by integrating an observable against the measure : where each is treated as a state (a normalized positive linear functional) acting on the element .
Evaluation of the Positive Functional as an Integral:
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space. For any finite measure on the set of pure states and any observable , the value of the positive linear functional (constructed from via `toPositive`) applied to is equal to the integral of the evaluations over the pure states with respect to the measure : where each pure state is treated as a normalized positive linear functional acting on .
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space and let denote its set of pure states. For any finite measures and on , the mapping that associates a measure with a positive linear functional is additive: Here, is the positive linear functional defined by the integral for .
for measures on pure states
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space. Suppose and are finite measures on the set of pure states . If (meaning for all measurable sets ), then the corresponding positive linear functionals and satisfy . The positive linear functional associated with a measure is defined by: where denotes the evaluation of the state at the observable . The inequality means that for all such that .
The induced functional at the order unit equals the total mass of
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space with order unit . For any finite measure on the set of pure states , let be the positive linear functional defined by . Then the value of the functional evaluated at the order unit is equal to the total mass of the measure on the set of pure states:
implies equality of total mass for measures on pure states
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space. Let and be finite measures on the set of pure states . Let and be the positive linear functionals associated with these measures, defined by and for any . If these associated functionals are equal (), then the total mass of the measures is equal: .
for measures on pure states
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space and be the set of its pure states. Given two finite measures and on , let and be the positive linear functionals defined by integration: If , then for any scalar such that the scaled measures and are finite, it holds that .
Representation of Positive Functionals as Measures on Pure States
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space whose state space is a simplex. For every positive linear functional , there exists a finite regular measure on the set of pure states such that is the functional obtained by integrating over the pure states. That is, for all : where are the pure states of the system.
for measures on pure states
Let be an Archimedean order-unit space whose state space is a simplex. Let and be regular finite measures on the set of pure states . Define the positive linear functionals by integrating observables against these measures: If (meaning for all such that ), then as measures.
