Hughston–Jozsa–Wootters theorem

ID: hughston-jozsa-wootters-theorem

Hughston–Jozsa–Wootters theorem by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-28 Updated 2026-10-14
The Hughston--Jozsa--Wootters theorem says that two pure-state ensembles represent the same density operator exactly when their subnormalized state vectors are related by an isometry, or by a unitary after padding the shorter ensemble with zero vectors.

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