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Von Neumann entropy and majorization

Mathematical Physics 2013-09-20 v2 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We consider the properties of the Shannon entropy for two probability distributions which stand in the relationship of majorization. Then we give a generalization of a theorem due to Uhlmann, extending it to infinite dimensional Hilbert spaces. Finally we show that for any quantum channel Φ\Phi, one has S(Φ(ρ))=S(ρ)S(\Phi(\rho))=S(\rho) for all quantum states ρ\rho if and only if there exists an isometric operator VV such that Φ(ρ)=VρV\Phi(\rho)=V\rho V^*.

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@article{arxiv.1304.7442,
  title  = {Von Neumann entropy and majorization},
  author = {Yuan Li and Paul Busch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.7442},
  year   = {2013}
}

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Version 2 contains some corrections and linguistic improvements

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