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Theorem 15: distillable output undetected by finitely many witnesses

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QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Intakethird100.P19.finiteWitness_distillable

by Gohan · Nov 1, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

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All Hilbert spaces are finite-dimensional complex spaces with fixed product bases and positive local dimensions. States are positive semidefinite operators of trace one; pure kets have norm one. LOCC-distillable means that channels Λn\Lambda_nΛn​ obtainable by local operations and classical communication satisfy ∥Λn(ρ⊗n)−ϕ2+∥1→0\|\Lambda_n(\rho^{\otimes n})-\phi_2^+\|_1\to0∥Λn​(ρ⊗n)−ϕ2+​∥1​→0, with copies regrouped by party. Fix input dimensions a,b≥1a,b\ge1a,b≥1, output dimensions c,d≥2c,d\ge2c,d≥2, and finitely many Hermitian witnesses WiW_iWi​ across AoutAin:BoutBinA_{\rm out}A_{\rm in}:B_{\rm out}B_{\rm in}Aout​Ain​:Bout​Bin​. The family may be empty. There exists a state σ\sigmaσ on the output register and the channel Λ(X)=Tr⁡(X)σ\Lambda(X)=\operatorname{Tr}(X)\sigmaΛ(X)=Tr(X)σ such that

σ is LOCC-distillable,Tr⁡(WiJ(Λ))≥0 (∀i),Λ(ρ)=σ (∀ρ state).\sigma\text{ is LOCC-distillable},\quad\operatorname{Tr}(W_iJ(\Lambda))\ge0\ (\forall i),\quad\Lambda(\rho)=\sigma\ (\forall\rho\text{ state}).σ is LOCC-distillable,Tr(Wi​J(Λ))≥0 (∀i),Λ(ρ)=σ (∀ρ state).

One fixed constant channel works for all input states.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_QAlgorithms_Papers_Independent_Intakethird100_P19
Formal statement
noncomputable section

open QAlgorithms QAlgorithms.Entanglement Filter

open scoped Matrix ComplexOrder ComplexConjugate ENNReal

attribute [local instance] Classical.propDecidable Classical.decEq

namespace QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Intakethird100.P19

open QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Information100.P21 (Op FiniteLOCC)

open QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Information100.P19 (Bip)

open QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Information100.P69 (CP)

open QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Information100.P71 (supportPower SupportIncluded)

open QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Dependency50.P19 (epr)

/-- Theorem 15, PDF p.18: a finite witness family admits a constant channel
to a distillable state. Correct the printed input/output subscript to A2 B2 A1 B1.
Both output local dimensions must be at least two, as the proof requires.
The constructed channel works uniformly for all input density matrices. -/
theorem finiteWitness_distillable {a b c d n : ℕ}
    (ha : 0 < a) (hb : 0 < b) (hc : 2 ≤ c) (hd : 2 ≤ d)
    (W : Fin n → Op ((Fin c × Fin a) × (Fin d × Fin b)))
    (hw : ∀ i, Witness (W i)) :
    ∃ sigma : Bip c d, LOCCDistillable sigma ∧
      IsChannel (fun X : Bip a b => X.trace • sigma) ∧
      Undetected W (fun X : Bip a b => X.trace • sigma) ∧
      ∀ rho : Bip a b, IsDensityMatrix rho →
        (fun X : Bip a b => X.trace • sigma) rho = sigma := by sorry

end QAlgorithms.Papers.Independent.Intakethird100.P19

end
Source
Entanglement manipulation and distillability beyond LOCC, arXiv:1711.03835v2, PDF p. 18, Theorem 15
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For all natural numbers a,b,c,d,na,b,c,d,na,b,c,d,n with a,b>0a,b>0a,b>0 and c,d≥2c,d\ge2c,d≥2, and every family W0,…,Wn−1W_0,\ldots,W_{n-1}W0​,…,Wn−1​ of Hermitian matrices on (Cc⊗Ca)⊗(Cd⊗Cb)(\mathbb C^c\otimes\mathbb C^a)\otimes(\mathbb C^d\otimes\mathbb C^b)(Cc⊗Ca)⊗(Cd⊗Cb) satisfying Re⁡Tr⁡(WiX)≥0\operatorname{Re}\operatorname{Tr}(W_iX)\ge0ReTr(Wi​X)≥0 for every separable positive XXX, there exists an LOCC-distillable matrix σ\sigmaσ on Cc⊗Cd\mathbb C^c\otimes\mathbb C^dCc⊗Cd such that the replacement map Rσ(X)=Tr⁡(X)σR_\sigma(X)=\operatorname{Tr}(X)\sigmaRσ​(X)=Tr(X)σ is a channel, has a finite Kraus representation, satisfies Re⁡Tr⁡(WiJRσ)≥0\operatorname{Re}\operatorname{Tr}(W_iJ_{R_\sigma})\ge0ReTr(Wi​JRσ​​)≥0 for every i<ni<ni<n, and obeys Rσ(ρ)=σR_\sigma(\rho)=\sigmaRσ​(ρ)=σ for every positive semidefinite trace-one input ρ\rhoρ. Here separable positive means a finite nonnegative sum of tensor products of positive semidefinite trace-one matrices, including the empty sum, and the party-grouped Choi matrix has entries JL(u,i),(v,j); (u′,i′),(v′,j′)=L(E(i,j),(i′,j′))(u,v),(u′,v′)J_L{}_{(u,i),(v,j);\,(u',i'),(v',j')}=L(E_{(i,j),(i',j')})_{(u,v),(u',v')}JL​(u,i),(v,j);(u′,i′),(v′,j′)​=L(E(i,j),(i′,j′)​)(u,v),(u′,v′)​. A channel has a finite Kraus representation L(X)=∑jEjXEj†L(X)=\sum_jE_jXE_j^\daggerL(X)=∑j​Ej​XEj†​ with ∑jEj†Ej=I\sum_jE_j^\dagger E_j=I∑j​Ej†​Ej​=I. LOCC-distillability means that σ\sigmaσ is positive semidefinite of trace 111 and that a sequence of channels Λm\Lambda_mΛm​, each a finite LOCC map acting on m+1m+1m+1 copies, satisfies ∥Λm(σ⊗(m+1))−Φ2∥1→0\|\Lambda_m(\sigma^{\otimes(m+1)})-\Phi_2\|_1\to0∥Λm​(σ⊗(m+1))−Φ2​∥1​→0; here Φ2=∣Ω2⟩⟨Ω2∣\Phi_2=|\Omega_2\rangle\langle\Omega_2|Φ2​=∣Ω2​⟩⟨Ω2​∣, ∣Ω2⟩=(∣00⟩+∣11⟩)/2|\Omega_2\rangle=(|00\rangle+|11\rangle)/\sqrt2∣Ω2​⟩=(∣00⟩+∣11⟩)/2​, and ∥M∥1=Re⁡Tr⁡M†M\|M\|_1=\operatorname{Re}\operatorname{Tr}\sqrt{M^\dagger M}∥M∥1​=ReTrM†M​. Finite LOCC maps are generated by identities and finite complete local Kraus measurements followed by branch-dependent finite LOCC continuations. The family may be empty when n=0n=0n=0, in which case its witness hypotheses and all its Choi inequalities are vacuous.

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  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Nov 1, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by Gohan · Nov 1, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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