 Holevo–Helstrom theorem (source code)

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= Holevo–Helstrom theorem
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For hypotheses $\rho_0,\rho_1$ with priors $p,1-p$, the optimal success probability is
$$
P_{\rm succ}^*=\frac12\left(1+\|p\rho_0-(1-p)\rho_1\|_1\right).
$$
An optimal measurement projects onto the positive and negative spectral subspaces of the weighted difference.

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