The Holevo capacity of infinite dimensional channels and the additivity problem

Details The Holevo capacity of infinite dimensional channels and the additivity problem The Holevo capacity of infinite dimensional channels and the additivity problem

2004-08-02

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0408009v3

Comm. Math. Phys., Vol. 262, (2006), 137--159.

Physics

Quantum Physics

32 pages

Scientific paper

10.1007/s00220-005-1457-8

The notion of the Holevo capacity for arbitrarily constrained infinite dimensional quantum channels is introduced. It is shown that despite nonexistence of an optimal ensemble in this case it is possible to define the notion of the output optimal average state for such a channel. The characterization of the output optimal average state and a "minimax" expression for the Holevo capacity are obtained. This makes it possible to prove equivalence of several additivity properties for infinite dimensional quantum channels. The notion of the $\chi$-function for an infinite dimensional channel is considered, its strong concavity and lower semicontinuity are shown. The problem of continuity of the Holevo capacity is also discussed. It is shown that the Holevo capacity is continuous function of a channel in the finite dimensional case while in general it is only lower semicontinuous. This conclusion is confirmed by the example. The main result of this note is the statement that additivity of the Holevo capacity for all finite dimensional channels implies additivity of the Holevo capacity for all infinite dimensional channels with arbitrary constraints. The subadditivity of the $\chi$-function for two infinite dimensional channels with one of them noiseless or entanglement breaking is also proved.

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