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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Uncertainty and complementarity relations for two classes of generalized quantum relative entropies of coherence

Baolong Cheng, Linlin Ye, Zhaoqi Wu

Published Jun 2, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract Quantum coherence is an important quantum resource in the field of quantum information. We establish the uncertainty relations for the unified ( α , β )-relative entropy of coherence (UREOC) and the sandwiched Rényi α -relative entropy of coherence (SRREOC) under two and three orthonormal bases in qubit systems. We then prove that UREOC can be upper bounded by the purity in arbitrary finite dimensional spaces, from which a complementarity relation between UREOC and the mixedness is obtained. Finally, we show that the minimum error probability of quantum state discrimination and asymptotic exact coherence distillation rate can be upper bounded by UREOC, and can thus be easily estimated with the purity/mixedness of the state.

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10.1088/1751-8121/ae7684

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