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Partial quantum information.

Michał Horodecki1, Jonathan Oppenheim, Andreas Winter

  • 1Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.

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|August 5, 2005
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Quantum information transfer is quantified by conditional entropy. Unlike classical information, this quantum partial information can be negative, representing a potential for future quantum communication.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Quantum Communication

Background:

  • Classical information transfer relies on communication cost, reduced by prior knowledge.
  • Quantum information also requires communication, but its properties differ from classical information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and quantify prior quantum information.
  • To establish an operational meaning for conditional entropy in quantum information transfer.
  • To explore the implications of negative partial information in quantum systems.

Main Methods:

  • Introduced the concept of prior quantum information.
  • Defined quantum communication cost using conditional entropy.
  • Developed the 'quantum state merging' protocol.

Main Results:

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  • Quantum partial information is quantified by conditional entropy.
  • Demonstrated that quantum partial information can be negative, unlike its classical counterpart.
  • Showcased that negative partial information signifies a potential for future quantum communication.

Conclusions:

  • Conditional entropy has a direct operational meaning in quantum information transfer.
  • The 'quantum state merging' protocol optimally transfers quantum partial information.
  • This framework advances quantum network theory and has applications in distributed compression, coding, and entanglement distillation.