Trace functions with applications in quantum physics

DOI10.1007/S10955-013-0890-XzbMATH Open1291.81072arXiv1305.1720OpenAlexW2076397694MaRDI QIDQ2016549FDOQ2016549

Frank-Peter Hansen

Publication date: 20 June 2014

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider both known and not previously studied trace functions with applications in quantum physics. By using perspectives we obtain convexity statements for different notions of residual entropy, including the entropy gain of a quantum channel as studied by Holevo and others. We give new and simplified proofs of the Carlen-Lieb theorems concerning concavity or convexity of certain trace functions by making use of the theory of operator monotone functions. We then apply these methods in a study of new types of trace functions. Keywords: Trace function, convexity, entropy gain, residual entropy, operator monotone function.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.1720

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zbMATH Keywords

trace functionconvexityresidual entropyoperator monotone functionentropy gain

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Measures of information, entropy (94A17) Sobolev spaces and other spaces of ``smooth functions, embedding theorems, trace theorems (46E35) Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P45) Channel models (including quantum) in information and communication theory (94A40)

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