The relative entropy of magic and its nonadditivity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22392v1
• Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 12:24:38 GMT
• Title: The relative entropy of magic and its nonadditivity
• Abstract summary: We analyze and quantify the generation of the non-stabilizer states using the resource theory of magic.<n>For single qubits, we characterize magic states and their closest stabilizer states by applying analytical results known from the relative entropy of entanglement.<n>We prove analytically that the relative entropy of magic is nonadditive in almost all cases.
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• Abstract: In most stabilizer-based quantum computing schemes, so-called magic states are a necessary resource for implementing non-transversal quantum gates. With the resource theory of magic, it is possible to analyze and quantify the generation of the non-stabilizer states. The relative entropy is a measure used in various resource theories. For single qubits, we characterize magic states and their closest stabilizer states by applying analytical results known from the relative entropy of entanglement and show that the magic states and their closest stabilizer states are arranged symmetrically around the states at the centers of the faces of the stabilizer octahedron. For tensor products of single-qubit states, we prove analytically that the relative entropy of magic is nonadditive in almost all cases.

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