Counterexamples to additivity of minimum output $p$-Rényi entropy of quantum channels for $p>3/4$ and $0\leq p<1/4$
Abstract
Additivity of minimum output entropies is a central problem in quantum information theory. Nonadditivity is known for every Rényi order $p>1$, at the von Neumann point $p=1$, and near $p=0$, while most of the interval $0<p<1$ has remained open. We prove that for every Rényi order $p$ satisfying either $p>3/4$ or $0\leq p<1/4$, there exist finite-dimensional projection-induced quantum channels such that additivity of the minimum output $p$-Rényi entropy fails. The proof combines two correlated ra...
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Additivity of minimum output entropies is a central problem in quantum information theory. Nonadditivity is known for every Rényi order , at the von Neumann point , and near , while most of the interval has remained open. We prove that for every Rényi order satisfying either or , there exist finite-dimensional projection-induced quantum channels such that additivity of the minimum output -Rényi entropy fails. The proof combines two correlated random-projection constructions: a product-conjugate Bell-state witness for , and a transpose-complement rank-defect witness for . Thus the unresolved part of is reduced to . Our estimates also improve the output dimension threshold for additivity violation of minimum output von Neumann entropy, first established in Belinschi, Collins and Nechida.
Source: arXiv:2607.15210v1 - http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.15210v1 PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.15210v1 Original Link: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.15210v1
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Jul 17, 2026
Quantum Computing
Quantum Physics
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