Colloquium: Quantum coherence as a resource

A Streltsov, G Adesso, MB Plenio - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
The coherent superposition of states, in combination with the quantization of observables,
represents one of the most fundamental features that mark the departure of quantum …

Quantum coherence and geometric quantum discord

ML Hu, X Hu, J Wang, Y Peng, YR Zhang, H Fan - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Quantum coherence and quantum correlations are of fundamental and practical significance
for the development of quantum mechanics. They are also cornerstones of quantum …

Robustness of coherence: an operational and observable measure of quantum coherence

C Napoli, TR Bromley, M Cianciaruso, M Piani… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Quantifying coherence is an essential endeavor for both quantum foundations and quantum
technologies. Here, the robustness of coherence is defined and proven to be a full …

Quantum resource theories

E Chitambar, G Gour - Reviews of modern physics, 2019 - APS
Quantum resource theories (QRTs) offer a highly versatile and powerful framework for
studying different phenomena in quantum physics. From quantum entanglement to quantum …

Critical examination of incoherent operations and a physically consistent resource theory of quantum coherence

E Chitambar, G Gour - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
Considerable work has recently been directed toward developing resource theories of
quantum coherence. In this Letter, we establish a criterion of physical consistency for any …

How to quantify coherence: Distinguishing speakable and unspeakable notions

I Marvian, RW Spekkens - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
Quantum coherence is a critical resource for many operational tasks. Understanding how to
quantify and manipulate it also promises to have applications for a diverse set of problems in …

Coherence as a Resource for Shor's Algorithm

F Ahnefeld, T Theurer, D Egloff, JM Matera… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Shor's factoring algorithm provides a superpolynomial speedup over all known classical
factoring algorithms. Here, we address the question of which quantum properties fuel this …

Operational resource theory of imaginarity

KD Wu, TV Kondra, S Rana, CM Scandolo, GY Xiang… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Wave-particle duality is one of the basic features of quantum mechanics, giving rise to the
use of complex numbers in describing states of quantum systems and their dynamics and …

Quantum coherence via skew information and its polygamy

C Yu - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
Quantifying coherence is a key task in both quantum-mechanical theory and practical
applications. Here, a reliable quantum coherence measure is presented by utilizing the …

Maximum relative entropy of coherence: an operational coherence measure

K Bu, U Singh, SM Fei, AK Pati, J Wu - Physical Review Letters, 2017 - APS
The operational characterization of quantum coherence is the cornerstone in the
development of the resource theory of coherence. We introduce a new coherence quantifier …