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The maximal p-norm multiplicativity conjecture is false

Quantum Physics 2011-10-25 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

For all 1 < p < 2, we demonstrate the existence of quantum channels with non-multiplicative maximal p-norms. Equivalently, the minimum output Renyi entropy of order p of a quantum channel is not additive for all 1 < p < 2. The violations found are large. As p approaches 1, 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 maximal p-norm multiplicativity.

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@article{arxiv.0707.3291,
  title  = {The maximal p-norm multiplicativity conjecture is false},
  author = {Patrick Hayden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.3291},
  year   = {2011}
}
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