On Bures distance and \(*\)-algebraic transition probability between inner derived positive linear forms over \(W^*\)-algebras (Q1572869)

Let \(\nu_1,\nu_2\in M_+^*\) be two positive linear forms on a \(W^*\)-algebra \(M\) and let \(\nu_i^{a_i}\), \(i=1,2\), denote the inner derived positive linear forms, \(\nu_i^{a_i}(\cdot)=\nu_i(a_i^*\cdot a_i)\), where \(a_1,a_2\in M\). The authors obtain variational expressions for the Bures distance between \(\nu_1^{a_1}\) and \(\nu_2^{a_2}\) and for the transition probability \(P_M(\nu_1^{a_1},\nu_2^{a_2})\).