Quantum conditional entropy from information-theoretic principles

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.15330v1
• Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:44:54 GMT
• Title: Quantum conditional entropy from information-theoretic principles
• Authors: Sarah Brandsen, Isabelle J. Geng, Mark M. Wilde, Gilad Gour
• Abstract summary: We show that any quantum conditional entropy must be negative on certain entangled states and must equal -log(d) on dxd maximally entangled states. We also prove the non-negativity of conditional entropy on separable states, and we provide a generic definition for the dual of a quantum conditional entropy.
• Score: 10.674604700001966
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We introduce an axiomatic approach for characterizing quantum conditional entropy. Our approach relies on two physically motivated axioms: monotonicity under conditional majorization and additivity. We show that these two axioms provide sufficient structure that enable us to derive several key properties applicable to all quantum conditional entropies studied in the literature. Specifically, we prove that any quantum conditional entropy must be negative on certain entangled states and must equal -log(d) on dxd maximally entangled states. We also prove the non-negativity of conditional entropy on separable states, and we provide a generic definition for the dual of a quantum conditional entropy. Finally, we develop an operational approach for characterizing quantum conditional entropy via games of chance, and we show that, for the classical case, this complementary approach yields the same ordering as the axiomatic approach.

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