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Equation 40 · The Entry a Relabeling Cannot Write

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W†W^\dagger

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W†W^\dagger

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The dual of conjugation by W is conjugation by W†W^\dagger : from the defining pairing, Tr\mathrm{Tr}[Wρ\rho W†W^\dagger OcO_c] = Tr\mathrm{Tr}[ρ\rho W†W^\dagger OcO_c W] holds for every ρ\rho , so Λ†(Oc)\Lambda^\dagger(O_c) = W†W^\dagger OcO_c W . Substituting,

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