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Maps on positive definite operators preserving the quantum $\chi_\alpha^2$-divergence

Mathematical Physics 2018-02-16 v1 Functional Analysis math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We describe the structure of all bijective maps on the cone of positive definite operators acting on a finite and at least two-dimensional complex Hilbert space which preserve the quantum χα2\chi_\alpha^2-divergence for some α[0,1]\alpha \in [0,1]. We prove that any such transformation is necessarily implemented by either a unitary or an antiunitary operator. Similar results concerning maps on the cone of positive semidefinite operators as well as on the set of all density operators are also derived.

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@article{arxiv.1701.02523,
  title  = {Maps on positive definite operators preserving the quantum $\chi_\alpha^2$-divergence},
  author = {Hong-Yi Chen and György Pál Gehér and Chih-Neng Liu and Lajos Molnár and Dániel Virosztek and Ngai-Ching Wong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.02523},
  year   = {2018}
}
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