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The Stabilizer Dimension of n-Qubit Symmetric States

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We consider local unitary transformations acting on a multiparty symmetric pure state and determine the stabilizer dimension of any pure symmetric state.

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The authors thank Professor Shaoming Fei for his advice. Bo Li is supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11305105), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grants No. 20132BAB212010). Jiao-jiao Li is supported by Youth Foundation of Henan Normal University (12QK02) and Zhixi Wang is supported by KZ201210028032.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, 334001, China

    Bo Li

  2. College of Mathematics and Information Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China

    Jiaojiao Li

  3. School of Mathematical Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China

    Zhixi Wang

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Li, B., Li, J. & Wang, Z. The Stabilizer Dimension of n-Qubit Symmetric States. Int J Theor Phys 53, 612–621 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-013-1847-1

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