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Year 2·Month 25·Week 2

Day 681: CPTP Maps and Kraus Operators

Day 681 of 2,016~17 min read

Learning Objectives

•**Define quantum channels** as CPTP (Completely Positive Trace-Preserving) maps
•**Derive and apply the Kraus representation** $\mathcal{E}(\rho) = \sum_k E_k \rho E_k^\dagger$
•**Understand complete positivity** and why it's essential
•**Work with the Choi-Jamiołkowski isomorphism** (channel-state duality)
•**Compose quantum channels** and analyze error accumulation
•**Connect Kraus operators to physical error processes**

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