toqito.state_metrics.matsumoto_fidelity

Matsumoto fidelity is the maximum classical fidelity associated with a classical-to-quantum preparation procedure.

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toqito.state_metrics.matsumoto_fidelity.matsumoto_fidelity(rho, sigma)[source]

Compute the Matsumoto fidelity of two density matrices [@Matsumoto_2010_Reverse].

Calculate the Matsumoto fidelity between the two density matrices rho and sigma, defined by:

[

mathrm{tr}(rho#sigma),

]

where (#) denotes the matrix geometric mean, which for invertible states is

[

rho#sigma = rho^{1/2}sqrt{rho^{-1/2}sigmarho^{-1/2}}rho^{1/2}.

]

For singular states it is defined by the limit

[

rho#sigma = lim_{epsilonto0}(rho+epsilonmathbb{I})#(+epsilonmathbb{I}).

]

The return is a value between (0) and (1), with (0) corresponding to matrices rho and sigma with orthogonal support, and (1) corresponding to the case rho = sigma. The Matsumoto fidelity is a lower bound for the fidelity.

Examples

Consider the following Bell state

[

u = frac{1}{sqrt{2}} left( |00 rangle + |11 rangle right) in mathcal{X}.

]

The corresponding density matrix of (u) may be calculated by:

[
rho = u u^* = frac{1}{2} begin{pmatrix}

1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \ 1 & 0 & 0 & 1

end{pmatrix} in text{D}(mathcal{X}).

]

In the event where we calculate the Matsumoto fidelity between states that are identical, we should obtain the value of (1). This can be observed in |toqito⟩ as follows.

```python exec=”1” source=”above” import numpy as np from toqito.state_metrics import matsumoto_fidelity

rho = 1 / 2 * np.array(
[[1, 0, 0, 1],

[0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0, 1]]

) sigma = rho

print(np.around(matsumoto_fidelity(rho, sigma), decimals=2)) ```

Raises:

ValueError – If matrices are not of equal dimension.

Parameters:
  • rho (numpy.ndarray) – Density operator.

  • sigma (numpy.ndarray) – Density operator.

Returns:

The Matsumoto fidelity between rho and sigma.

Return type:

float | numpy.floating