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Relative entropy in quantum information theory

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We review the properties of the quantum relative entropy function and discuss its application to problems of classical and quantum information transfer and to quantum data compression. We then outline further uses of relative entropy to quantify quantum entanglement and analyze its manipulation.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0004045,
  title  = {Relative entropy in quantum information theory},
  author = {Benjamin Schumacher and Michael D. Westmoreland},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0004045},
  year   = {2007}
}

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36 pages; submitted for proceedings of the AMS special session on Quantum Information and Computation (January, 2000)