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Yet Another Proof of the Joint Convexity of Relative Entropy

Quantum Physics 2022-09-07 v3 Information Theory Mathematical Physics Functional Analysis math.IT math.MP

Abstract

The joint convexity of the map (X,A)XA1X(X,A) \mapsto X^* A^{-1} X, an integral representation of operator convex functions, and an observation of Ando are used to obtain a simple proof of both the joint convexity of relative entropy and a trace convexity result of Lieb. The latter was the key ingredient in the original proof of the strong subadditivity of quantum entropy.

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@article{arxiv.2112.13763,
  title  = {Yet Another Proof of the Joint Convexity of Relative Entropy},
  author = {Mary Beth Ruskai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.13763},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Added dedication to Derek W. Robinson. Added proof of the montonicity of relative entropy under partial traces and strong subadditivity of quantum entropy to v2. Added to v3, a section on generalizations of relative entropy and a remark (not in LMP version) proving the joint convexity of relative entropy using an integral representation for log x instead of operator convex functions