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Exploration · LLM-generated · gpt 6 astra ultra ·

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Contents
  1. Multipartite Quantum Data Hiding with Separable States
  2. Definitions and mathematical statement
  3. Shared notation.
  4. Definitions and conventions.
  5. Target retained from the canonical source catalogue.
  6. Catalogue wording retained for traceability.
  7. Source scope and qualification.
  8. Short English statement
  9. Research attempt
  10. Model, date and investigated scope.
  11. Sources and literature check.
  12. Context and investigated scope.
  13. A broad separable ansatz that cannot hide.
  14. An explicit failed parity code.
  15. Why adding spectators does not establish optimality.
  16. Verification and adversarial audit.
  17. Tools, process and contributions.
  18. Final status and first remaining gap.
  19. Completion Estimate
  20. Sources

Multipartite Quantum Data Hiding with Separable States

Definitions and mathematical statement

Shared notation.
$\mathbb N=\{1,2,\ldots\}$; the standard number fields have their usual meanings. All additional conventions are stated locally.
Definitions and conventions.
A multipartite state is a positive trace-one operator on $\mathcal H_1\otimes\cdots\otimes\mathcal H_m$, with $m>2$. A fully separable state is a convex combination of product states. Data hiding compares distinguishability by unrestricted measurements with distinguishability under an allowed local or separable measurement class. Information efficiency measures how much classical information is encoded relative to quantum-system size; hiding quality measures the gap between global and restricted distinguishability.
Target retained from the canonical source catalogue.
Catalogue wording retained for traceability.
For multipartite quantum systems with more than two parties, can the bipartite data-hiding results for separable states be generalized, including asymptotically optimal information efficiency and the best hiding-quality scaling?
Source scope and qualification.
The restriction on allowed measurements and the asymptotic family are essential and must be read from the source bipartite results. LOCC and all separable measurements are different measurement classes; they are not identified here.

Short English statement

Can separable quantum states hide information efficiently among more than two parties, with optimal hiding strength?

Research attempt

Model, date and investigated scope.
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra (configured model gpt-6-astra), ultra reasoning; generated 11 October 2026. Proves that common-product-basis separable states have no LOCC/global hiding gap and checks a failed multipartite parity code.
Sources and literature check.
The complete supplied definition, including source qualifications and the dated literature assessment, was reviewed. The calculation below is an elementary restricted attempt motivated by [S2]; it does not claim novelty or a fresh literature-status determination.
Context and investigated scope.
The complete supplied definition, including source qualifications and the dated literature assessment, was reviewed. The calculation below is an elementary restricted attempt motivated by [S2]; it does not claim novelty or a fresh literature-status determination.
A broad separable ansatz that cannot hide.
Suppose two multipartite states are diagonal in the same local product basis: $\rho=\sum_{\mathbf a}p_{\mathbf a}|\mathbf a\rangle\langle\mathbf a|$ and $\sigma=\sum_{\mathbf a}q_{\mathbf a}|\mathbf a\rangle\langle\mathbf a|$. Their trace-norm difference is $\|\rho-\sigma\|_1=\sum_{\mathbf a}|p_{\mathbf a}-q_{\mathbf a}|$. Measuring each local basis and communicating the outcomes yields exactly these classical distributions. The optimal likelihood-ratio decision thus achieves the global discrimination bias $\|\rho-\sigma\|_1/2$ by LOCC. This applies for every number of parties and every local dimension.
An explicit failed parity code.
On $m$ qubits, let $\rho_b$ be the uniform mixture of computational basis strings whose bit parity is $b$. The states are fully separable and have orthogonal supports, but local bit measurements followed by a parity computation distinguish them perfectly. Encoding a global classical correlation is not sufficient for quantum data hiding.
Why adding spectators does not establish optimality.
Tensoring a bipartite hiding pair with fixed local product ancillas preserves its global trace distance. Any multipartite LOCC protocol on these states can be simulated by the original parties plus the known uncorrelated ancillas and classical communication, so it supplies no stronger concealment than the original discrimination problem. Such padding may retain a bipartite example but does not determine optimal information efficiency or hiding-quality scaling with genuine multipartite resources. The first gap is a fully separable construction using incompatible local descriptions together with matching bounds for the exact allowed measurement class. LOCC and all separable measurements remain distinct targets.
Verification and adversarial audit.
Checked trace norm, local likelihood-ratio implementation, parity orthogonality and spectator-ancilla scope; kept LOCC distinct from separable measurements. Model self-audit only; no independent human proof checking. Prompts A and B were applied to this canonical record and its qualified source scope. Checked trace norm, local likelihood-ratio implementation, parity orthogonality and spectator-ancilla scope; kept LOCC distinct from separable measurements. Retained unresolved status and zero original-target progress; A genuinely multipartite separable construction with optimal information efficiency and matching measurement-class bounds is missing.

Coordinator checked local recovery of the classical product-basis distributions, parity discrimination and the spectator-ancilla limitation. This additional check was model-assisted, not independent human verification.

Tools, process and contributions.
Python 3 was used for file preparation and structural checks; no numerical experiment or theorem prover was used. Contribution prompt A was followed by prompt B. GPT-6 Astra with ultra reasoning drafted the research and performed its stated self-audit; any additional coordinator contribution is identified in the verification and audit. A GPT-6-based Codex coordinator assembled the manuscript and checked repository integration; its exact variant and reasoning configuration were not exposed. No human mathematical contribution, independent human proof check or formal proof certification is supplied. Complete derivations and the consulted source references are included here; private reasoning transcripts are not published.
Final status and first remaining gap.
UNRESOLVED. A genuinely multipartite separable construction with optimal information efficiency and matching measurement-class bounds is missing.

Completion Estimate

COMPLETION: 0% The calculation is an auxiliary or restricted attempt and establishes no newly verified portion of the full source target. A genuinely multipartite separable construction with optimal information efficiency and matching measurement-class bounds is missing.

Sources