Incoherent operations enabling state transformations impossible under dephasing-covariant incoherent operations

We show that incoherent operations (IOs) can achieve the state transformations that are forbidden under dephasing-covariant incoherent operations (DIOs), thereby resolving the open problem posed by Chitambar and Gour [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 030401 (2016)]. We further demonstrate that no set of IO monotones suffices to characterize state convertibility under strictly incoherent operations (SIOs), and that monotones common to IOs and DIOs are insufficient to characterize convertibility under DIOs.

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Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Published
2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.1103/kqfh-58gy
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Advanced Algebra and Logic
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Incoherent operations enabling state transformations impossible under dephasing-covariant incoherent operations

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Advanced Algebra and Logic
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Incoherent operations enabling state transformations impossible under dephasing-covariant incoherent operations

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Abstract

We show that incoherent operations (IOs) can achieve the state transformations that are forbidden under dephasing-covariant incoherent operations (DIOs), thereby resolving the open problem posed by Chitambar and Gour [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 030401 (2016)]. We further demonstrate that no set of IO monotones suffices to characterize state convertibility under strictly incoherent operations (SIOs), and that monotones common to IOs and DIOs are insufficient to characterize convertibility under DIOs.

Physical review. A/Physical review, AVol. 113(3)
Shandong University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 45%
Advanced Algebra and Logic
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