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View SchemaQuantum Information and Entropy
| Authors | Subhash Kak |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0605096 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0605096 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10773-006-9245-6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Theoretical Physics, vol. 46, pp. 860-876, 2007. |
Abstract
Thermodynamic entropy is not an entirely satisfactory measure of information of a quantum state. This entropy for an unknown pure state is zero, although repeated measurements on copies of such a pure state do communicate information. In view of this, we propose a new measure for the informational entropy of a quantum state that includes information in the pure states and the thermodynamic entropy. The origin of information is explained in terms of an interplay between unitary and non-unitary evolution. Such complementarity is also at the basis of the so-called interaction-free measurement.
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