The metric property of the quantum Jensen-Shannon divergence

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2021.107595zbMATH Open1462.81026arXiv1910.10447OpenAlexW2981480531MaRDI QIDQ2227286FDOQ2227286

Authors: Dániel Virosztek 

Publication date: 15 February 2021

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this short note, we prove that the square root of the quantum Jensen-Shannon divergence is a true metric on the cone of positive matrices, and hence in particular on the quantum state space.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.10447

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum Jensen-Shannon divergencemetric property

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Positive matrices and their generalizations; cones of matrices (15B48) Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics (46N50) Applications of operator theory in the physical sciences (47N50) Quantum state spaces, operational and probabilistic concepts (81P16)

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