Quantum teleportation model finds equal averages can hide larger fluctuations
A theoretical quantum teleportation study finds that simple Clifford operations and more general random operations can achieve the same average transfer fidelity, with markedly different variation between individual circuits. The preprint combines mathematics and simulations in a model inspired by black holes. Recovery must match the earlier scrambling, and the idealized result has yet to be demonstrated experimentally.
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Two circuit families reach the same average
A theoretical study by Sudhanva Joshi and Sunil Kumar Mishra of the Indian Institute of Technology within Banaras Hindu University compares two families of operations in quantum teleportation. Teleportation transfers a quantum state between systems, using entanglement and additional information processing. The preprint, which has not been peer reviewed, finds that simpler Clifford operations can match the average fidelity of more general random operations drawn from the Haar distribution. Fidelity measures how closely the recovered state matches the original.[1], [2]
Individual outcomes fluctuate more with Clifford operations
Matching averages conceal different spreads in individual circuit outcomes. In the comparison with eight qubits in each register, the variance for Clifford circuits was about 40,000 times greater. As the systems grew, Clifford variance narrowed according to a power law, while Haar variance decreased exponentially. The work combines mathematical analysis and numerical tests in a model inspired by black holes; it introduces no new experimental teleportation demonstration.[1]
Recovering the information requires matched decoding
The recovery operation must match the earlier scrambling of information. When it was chosen independently, average fidelity fell to one quarter for both families, the model’s no-transfer value. The exact large-system analysis assumes an idealized infinite-temperature state. Whether the same conclusions hold at lower temperatures in models more closely connected to gravity remains open.[1]
