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A Counterexample to the Optimality Conjecture in Convex Quantum Channel Optimization
Jianting Yang·December 28, 2025
Quantum Physicsmath.OC
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Abstract
This paper presents a counterexample to the optimality conjecture in convex quantum channel optimization proposed by Coutts et al. The conjecture posits that for nuclear norm minimization problems in quantum channel optimization, the dual certificate of an optimal solution can be uniquely determined via the spectral calculus of the Choi matrix. By constructing a counterexample in 2-dimensional Hilbert spaces, we disprove this conjecture.