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an orthonormal basis for the subspace onto which the Gram pro jector |
Prs=1 |
dKrseiθrs(69) |
projects, as described in Theorem 1. |
Remark. The sense in which we areusing the term “gaugeequivalence”is explain ed |
in the passage immediately following Eq. ( 21). |
Note that condition (2) imposes d2(d2−1)/2 independent constraints (taking |
account of the anti-symmetry of θrs). Condition (3), by contrast, only imposes 2 |
independent constraints. It is to be observed, however, that th e price we pay for |
the reduction in the number of equations is that Eqs. ( 65) and (65) are respectively |
cubic and quartic in the phases, whereas Eq. ( 64) is only quadratic. |
Proof.Letθrsbe an arbitrary anti-symmetric tensor, and define |
Prs=1 |
dKrseiθrs(70) |
The anti-symmetry of θrsmeans that Pis automatically Hermitian. So it follows |
from Theorem 1that a necessary and sufficient condition for Prsto be a rank- d |
projector, and for θrsto be the order-2 angle tensor of a SIC-family, is that |
d2/summationdisplay |
t=1KrtKtsei(θrt+θts)=dKrseiθrs(71) |
for allr,s. |
To prove the equivalence of conditions (1) and (3) note that the co nditions |
Tr(P) = Tr(P2) =dare an automatic consequence of Phaving the specified form. |
So it follows from Theorem 1thatθrsis the order-2 angle tensor of a SIC-family if |
and only if Eqs. ( 65) and (66) are satisfied. |
Now let Πr, Π′ |
rbe two SIC-sets and let θrs,θ′ |
rsbe order-2 angle tensors corre- |
sponding to them. Then there exist normalized vectors |ψr/an}bracketri}ht,|ψ′ |
r/an}bracketri}htsuch that |
Πr=|ψr/an}bracketri}ht/an}bracketle{tψr| Π′ |
r=|ψ′ |
r/an}bracketri}ht/an}bracketle{tψ′ |
r| (72) |
for allr, and |
/an}bracketle{tψr|ψs/an}bracketri}ht=Krseiθrs/an}bracketle{tψ′ |
r|ψ′ |
s/an}bracketri}ht=Krseiθ′ |
rs (73) |
for allr,s. |
Suppose, first of all, that there exists a unitary Usuch that |
Π′ |
r=UΠrU†(74)12 |
Then there exist phase angles φrsuch that |
|ψ′ |
r/an}bracketri}ht=eiφrU|ψr/an}bracketri}ht (75) |
for allr, which is easily seen to imply that |
θ′ |
rs=θrs−φr+φs (76) |
for allr,s. Soθrs,θ′ |
rsare gauge equivalent. |
Conversely, suppose there exist phase angles φrsuch that |
θ′ |
rs=θrs−φr+φs (77) |
Define |
|ψ′′ |
r/an}bracketri}ht=e−iφr|ψ′ |
r/an}bracketri}ht (78) |
Then |
/an}bracketle{tψ′′ |
r|ψ′′ |
s/an}bracketri}ht=Krseiθrs=/an}bracketle{tψr|ψs/an}bracketri}ht (79) |
for allr,s. So it follows from Theorem 1that there exists a unitary Usuch that |
|ψ′′ |
r/an}bracketri}ht=U|ψr/an}bracketri}ht (80) |
for allr. Consequently |
Π′ |
r=|ψ′′ |
r/an}bracketri}ht/an}bracketle{tψ′′ |
r|=UΠrU†(81) |
for allr. So Πrand Π′ |
rare unitarily equivalent. /square |
We now turn to the order-3 angle tensors. We have |
Theorem 3. Letθrstbe a real completely anti-symmetric tensor. Then the follow - |
ing conditions are equivalent: |
(1)θrstis the order- 3angle tensor for a SIC-family |
(2)For some fixed aand allr,s,t |
θars+θast+θatr=θrst (82) |
and for all r,s |
d2/summationdisplay |
t=1KrtKtseiθrst=dKrs (83) |
(3)For some fixed aand allr,s,t |
θars+θast+θatr=θrst (84) |
and |
d2/summationdisplay |
r,s,t=1KrsKstKtreiθrst=d4(85) |
d2/summationdisplay |
r,s,t,u=1KrsKstKtuKurei(θrst+θtur)=d5(86)13 |
LetΠr,Π′ |
rbe two different SIC-sets and let θrst,θ′ |
rstbe the corresponding order- |
3angle tensors. Then the necessary and sufficient condition fo r there to exist a |
unitaryUsuch that |
Π′ |
r=UΠrU†(87) |
for allris thatθ′ |
rst=θrstfor allr,s,t(in other words two SIC-sets are unitarily |
equivalent if and only if their order- 3angle tensors are identical). |
Letθrstbe the order- 3angle tensor corresponding to a SIC-family. Then the |
order-2angle tensor is given by (up to gauge freedom) |
θrs=θars (88) |
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