Positive Operator-Valued Measures

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quantum measurement theory concept
gptkbp:abbreviation POVM
gptkbp:application gptkb:quantum_computing
gptkb:quantum_cryptography
quantum communication
quantum state discrimination
quantum tomography
gptkbp:category mathematical physics
operator theory
gptkbp:defines A set of positive semi-definite operators that sum to the identity operator.
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_information_theory
quantum mechanics
gptkbp:form set of operators on a Hilbert space
gptkbp:generalizes projective measurement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Positive Operator-Valued Measures
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970s
gptkbp:relatedTo quantum measurement
projective measurement
gptkbp:requires operators are positive semi-definite
sum of operators equals identity
gptkbp:usedFor describing general quantum measurements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:POVMs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6