Numerical SICPOVM Solutions

Robin Blume-Kohout, Joseph M. Renes, Andrew J. Scott, Carlton M. Caves

A SICPOVM is a set of d^2 pure quantum states {|k>} in a d-dimensional Hilbert space,
all whose pairwise inner products have the same magnitude: |<k|j>^2 = 1/(d+1) [for k not equal to j].
SICPOVMs have been constructed analytically (and exactly) in dimensions 2, 3, 4, and 8.
The problem of constructing exact SICPOVMs in other dimensions is (as of 10/13/03) still
unsolved. However, we have numerical solutions in every dimension up to d=45, which satisfy
the former condition up to 1 part in 10^8 or better. This makes us suspect pretty strongly
that exact SICPOVMs do exist in all dimensions! Here, we present the numerical solutions,
as well as the known analytic solutions for d = 2, 3, and 4.

Each of these numerical solutions has the Z_d x Z_d covariance explained in quant-ph/0310075.
Thus, we give only the fiducial state, |0>. In order to generate the full SICPOVM from the
fiducial state, first generate a projective group representation from the generators
S = sum_k{|k><k+1 mod d|} and A = sum_k{exp(2*pi*I*k/d)|k><k|}. Then, each element of this
projective group of d^2 elements will act on |0> to produce a distinct element of the
SICPOVM. Note that when you generate the group, it's projective -- operators which differ
only by a phase are considered identical. Otherwise, you get more than d^2 elements!

2-Dimensional SICPOVM (analytic!)
3-Dimensional SICPOVM (analytic!)
4-Dimensional SICPOVM (analytic!)
5-Dimensional SICPOVM
6-Dimensional SICPOVM
7-Dimensional SICPOVM
8-Dimensional SICPOVM
9-Dimensional SICPOVM
10-Dimensional SICPOVM
11-Dimensional SICPOVM
12-Dimensional SICPOVM
13-Dimensional SICPOVM
14-Dimensional SICPOVM
15-Dimensional SICPOVM
16-Dimensional SICPOVM
17-Dimensional SICPOVM
18-Dimensional SICPOVM
19-Dimensional SICPOVM
20-Dimensional SICPOVM
21-Dimensional SICPOVM
22-Dimensional SICPOVM
23-Dimensional SICPOVM
24-Dimensional SICPOVM
25-Dimensional SICPOVM
26-Dimensional SICPOVM
27-Dimensional SICPOVM
28-Dimensional SICPOVM
29-Dimensional SICPOVM
30-Dimensional SICPOVM
31-Dimensional SICPOVM
32-Dimensional SICPOVM
33-Dimensional SICPOVM
34-Dimensional SICPOVM
35-Dimensional SICPOVM
36-Dimensional SICPOVM
37-Dimensional SICPOVM
38-Dimensional SICPOVM
39-Dimensional SICPOVM
40-Dimensional SICPOVM
41-Dimensional SICPOVM
42-Dimensional SICPOVM
43-Dimensional SICPOVM
44-Dimensional SICPOVM
45-Dimensional SICPOVM

Raw numerical results can be accessed here