Virtual quantum resource distillation: General framework and applications
Abstract: We develop the general framework of virtual resource distillation -- an alternative distillation strategy proposed in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 050203 (2024)], which extends conventional quantum resource distillation by integrating the power of classical postprocessing. The framework presented here is applicable not only to quantum states, but also dynamical quantum objects such as quantum channels and higher-order processes. We provide a general characterization and benchmarks for the performance of virtual resource distillation in the form of computable semidefinite programs as well as several operationally motivated quantities. We apply our general framework to various concrete settings of interest, including standard resource theories such as entanglement, coherence, and magic, as well as settings involving dynamical resources such as quantum memory, quantum communication, and non-Markovian dynamics. The framework of probabilistic distillation is also discussed.
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