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View SchemaUniversal geometric approach to uncertainty, entropy and information
| Authors | Michael J. W. Hall |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9903045 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9903045 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.59.2602 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A 59 (1999) 2602-2615 |
Abstract
It is shown that for any ensemble, whether classical or quantum, continuous or discrete, there is only one measure of the "volume" of the ensemble that is compatible with several basic geometric postulates. This volume measure is thus a preferred and universal choice for characterising the inherent spread, dispersion, localisation, etc, of the ensemble. Remarkably, this unique "ensemble volume" is a simple function of the ensemble entropy, and hence provides a new geometric characterisation of the latter quantity. Applications include unified, volume-based derivations of the Holevo and Shannon bounds in quantum and classical information theory; a precise geometric interpretation of thermodynamic entropy for equilibrium ensembles; a geometric derivation of semi-classical uncertainty relations; a new means for defining classical and quantum localization for arbitrary evolution processes; a geometric interpretation of relative entropy; and a new proposed definition for the spot-size of an optical beam. Advantages of the ensemble volume over other measures of localization (root-mean-square deviation, Renyi entropies, and inverse participation ratio) are discussed.
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"title": "Universal geometric approach to uncertainty, entropy and information",
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