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View SchemaA simple proof of the strong subadditivity inequality
| Authors | Michael A. Nielsen, Denes Petz |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0408130 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0408130 |
Abstract
Arguably the deepest fact known about the von Neumann entropy, the strong subadditivity inequality is a potent hammer in the quantum information theorist's toolkit. This short tutorial describes a simple proof of strong subadditivity due to Petz [Rep. on Math. Phys. 23 (1), 57--65 (1986)]. It assumes only knowledge of elementary linear algebra and quantum mechanics.
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