Counterexamples to the maximal p-norm multiplicativity conjecture for all p > 1
Abstract
For all p > 1, we demonstrate the existence of quantum channels with non-multiplicative maximal output p-norms. Equivalently, for all p >1, the minimum output Renyi entropy of order p of a quantum channel is not additive. The violations found are large; in all cases, the minimum output Renyi entropy of order p for a product channel need not be significantly greater than the minimum output entropy of its individual factors. Since p=1 corresponds to the von Neumann entropy, these counterexamples demonstrate that if the additivity conjecture of quantum information theory is true, it cannot be proved as a consequence of any channel-independent guarantee of maximal p-norm multiplicativity. We also show that a class of channels previously studied in the context of approximate encryption lead to counterexamples for all p > 2.
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@article{arxiv.0807.4753,
title = {Counterexamples to the maximal p-norm multiplicativity conjecture for all p > 1},
author = {Patrick Hayden and Andreas Winter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.4753},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Merger of arXiv:0707.0402 and arXiv:0707.3291 containing new and improved analysis of counterexamples. 17 pages