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Researchers have established that exploiting multiple uses of a quantum channel does not indefinitely boost communication rates when input states possess full permutation invariance. By proving that optimised coherent information converges after a finite number of channel uses, the study simplifies capacity calculations to analyzing a single instance under these specific symmetry conditions. This fundamental limit on gains from correlating signals with symmetrical inputs refines our understanding of quantum channel capacity and De Finetti reduction techniques.
Researchers Bound Quantum Advantage with Permutation Symmetry

Can exploiting multiple uses of a quantum channel indefinitely boost communication rates beyond what’s possible with just one instance? New findings demonstrate this is not the case when input states possess full permutation invariance, limiting excess coherent information to O log n √n as block length increases. Consequently, optimisation ultimately simplifies to analysing only a single channel usage under these conditions.
Restricting quantum communication inputs to full permutation invariance limits gains from correlating signals sent through a communications channel. Optimised coherent information, measuring reliably transmitted data, converges towards its maximum value after only a finite number of channel uses. Limitations exist on how effectively quantum communications can use connections spanning several instances of a transmission channel when employing specific symmetrical input states. Demonstrating these limits makes optimisation…
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