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Strongly subadditive functions

Functional Analysis 2010-07-28 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Let f be a function defined on positive numbers. The subject is the trace inequality Trf(A)+Trf(P2AP2)Trf(P12AP12)+\Trf(P23AP23)Tr f(A) + Tr f(P_2AP_2) \le Tr f(P_{12}AP_{12}) + \Tr f(P_{23}AP_{23}), where AA is a positive operator, P1,P2,P3P_1,P_2,P_3 are orthogonal projections such that P1+P2+P3=IP_1+P_2+P_3=I, P12=P1+P2P_{12}=P_1+P_2 and P23=P2+P3P_{23}=P_2+P_3. There are several examples of functions f satisfying the inequality (called (SSA)) and the case of equality is described.

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@article{arxiv.1007.4626,
  title  = {Strongly subadditive functions},
  author = {Koenraad Audenaer and Fumio Hiai and Denes Petz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.4626},
  year   = {2010}
}

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