Bounds on $k$-Uniform Quantum States

TL;DR

This paper establishes new upper bounds on the existence of $k$-uniform quantum states for systems with dimensions 3, 4, and 5, extending previous bounds and exploring implications for quantum error-correcting codes and entanglement.

Contribution

It provides improved bounds on $k$-uniform states, extends Scott's bound to heterogeneous systems, and investigates the non-existence of certain maximally entangled states.

Findings

New upper bounds on $k$ for $k$-uniform states in dimensions 3, 4, 5.

Extended Scott's bound to heterogeneous quantum systems.

Non-existence results for absolutely maximally entangled states.

Abstract

Do $N$-partite $k$-uniform states always exist when $k\leq \lfloor\frac{N}{2}\rfloor-1$? In this work, we provide new upper bounds on the parameter $k$ for the existence of $k$-uniform states in $(\mathbb{C}^{d})^{\otimes N}$ when $d=3,4,5$, which extend Rains' bound in 1999 and improve Scott's bound in 2004. Since a $k$-uniform state in $(\mathbb{C}^{d})^{\otimes N}$ corresponds to a pure $((N,1,k+1))_{d}$ quantum error-correcting codes, we also give new upper bounds on the minimum distance $k+1$ of pure $((N,1,k+1))_d$ quantum error-correcting codes. Furthermore, we generalize Scott's bound to heterogeneous systems, and show some non-existence results of absolutely maximally entangled states in $\mathbb{C}^{d_1}\otimes(\mathbb{C}^{d_2})^{\otimes 2n}$.