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Are there basic laws of quantum information processing?

Quantum Physics 2009-10-30 v2

Abstract

We prove within the standard quantum formalism without reduction postulate that the no-cloning theorem and the principle of no-increasing of entanglement under local actions and one-way classical communication are equivalent. We argue that the result is a manifestation of more general principles governing quantum information processing analogous to the thermodynamical laws.

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9705003,
  title  = {Are there basic laws of quantum information processing?},
  author = {Michal Horodecki and Ryszard Horodecki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9705003},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

RevTeX, 16 pages, the proof of the theorem has been written mathematically; the possible interpretation of the result (basing on the analogy with thermodynamics) has been added; the previous discussion has been removed