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Telescopic Relative Entropy--II Triangle inequalities

Mathematical Physics 2011-04-28 v2 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

In previous work (see arxiv:1102.3040), we have defined the telescopic relative entropy (TRE), which is a regularisation of the quantum relative entropy S(ρσ)=\traceρ(logρlogσ)S(\rho||\sigma)=\trace\rho(\log\rho-\log\sigma), by replacing the second argument σ\sigma by a convex combination of the first and the second argument, τ=aρ+(1a)σ\tau=a\rho+(1-a)\sigma and dividing the result by loga-\log a. We also explored some basic properties of the TRE. In this follow-up paper we state and prove two upper bounds on the variation of the TRE when either the first or the second argument changes. These bounds are close in spirit to a triangle inequality. For the ordinary relative entropy no such bounds are possible due to the fact that the variation could be infinite.

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@article{arxiv.1102.3041,
  title  = {Telescopic Relative Entropy--II Triangle inequalities},
  author = {Koenraad M. R. Audenaert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.3041},
  year   = {2011}
}

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14 pages; V2: minor typographic changes

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