PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.Measurement.Finite
Measurements with finitely many outcomes
i. Overview
On a finite discrete outcome space, every observable of the outcome is a combination of the indicators of single outcomes. A measurement is therefore determined by the effects of its single outcomes, and these add up to `1`. Conversely, a family of effects adding up to `1` is a measurement: send the observable `f` to `∑ x, f x • a x`. Normality is automatic, since an increasing sequence of functions on finitely many points converges uniformly; this uses that the system is Archimedean.
ii. Key results
- `BoundedMeasurable.eq_sum_indicator` : an observable of a finite classical system is a combination of point indicators. - `UnitalPositiveLinearMap.isNormal_of_fintype` : a channel from a finite classical system into an Archimedean system is normal. - `Measurement.ofAtoms` : the measurement of a family of effects adding up to `1`. - `Measurement.eq_ofAtoms` : a measurement with finitely many outcomes is determined by the effects of its outcomes.
iii. Table of contents
- A. Observables of a finite classical system
- B. Normality is automatic
- C. Measurements from their outcome effects
A. Observables of a finite classical system
B. Normality is automatic
C. Measurements from their outcome effects
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in Bounded Measurable Functions
In the space of bounded measurable functions on a finite outcome space , the sum of the indicator functions for all individual outcomes is equal to the unit function .
For a monotone sequence on a finite set,
Let be a finite sample space and be the space of bounded measurable functions on . Suppose is a monotone increasing sequence of functions and is the least upper bound (supremum) of the range of . Then for any real number , there exists a natural number such that , where denotes the constant unit function.
Channels from finite classical systems are normal
Let be a finite sample space. Let be the space of bounded measurable functions on , and let be an Archimedean order unit space. Any channel (that is, a unital positive linear map) is normal, meaning that it preserves the suprema of directed sets.
Quantum channel defined by effects with
For a finite outcome space and an order unit space , given a family of effects in (where each ) such that they satisfy the normalization condition , this definition constructs a quantum channel (a unital positive linear map) . For any observable , the channel is defined by the mapping: where are the values of the observable at each outcome .
Measurement defined by effects with
For a finite outcome space and an order unit space , let be a family of effects in (where ) such that they satisfy the normalization condition . This definition constructs a measurement whose underlying channel maps an observable to the weighted sum of effects: In this measurement, each outcome corresponds to the effect .
The channel of a measurement defined by atoms is
Let be a finite outcome space and be an order unit space. Suppose is a family of effects in (where ) that satisfy the normalization condition . For the measurement constructed from these effects, the associated quantum channel maps any observable to the weighted sum of effects: where are the values of the observable at each outcome .
for a measurement defined by atomic effects
Let be a finite outcome space and be an order unit space. Given a family of effects in satisfying the normalization condition , let be the measurement constructed from these atomic effects. For any measurable subset , the value of the measurement evaluated on is the sum of the effects of the outcomes contained in :
The measurement defined by atoms satisfies
Let be a finite sample space and be an order unit space. Suppose we have a family of effects in that satisfy the normalization condition . Let be the measurement constructed from these effects (defined via `ofAtoms`). For any outcome such that the singleton set is measurable, the effect assigned by the measurement to the outcome is exactly :
The sum of outcome effects equals for a measurement
Let be a finite sample space and be a measurement on with values in an order unit space . For each outcome , let denote the effect associated with the singleton set . Then the sum of these effects over all possible outcomes in is equal to the unit element of :
Measurements with finite outcomes are determined by their singleton effects
Let be a finite outcome space and an order unit space. Suppose and are two measurements from to . If for every individual outcome , the effect assigned by to the singleton set is equal to the effect assigned by to , then the measurements and are equal.
