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arXiv:quant-ph/0410034 · International Journal of Quantum Information

ADDITIVITY IN ISOTROPIC QUANTUM SPIN CHANNELS

Nilanjana Datta

Published Jun 1, 2006• 1 citation
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Abstract

We prove additivity of the minimum output entropy and the Holevo capacity for rotationally invariant quantum channels acting on spin-1/2 and spin-1 systems. The physical significance of these channels and their relations to other known channels is also discussed.
DOI
10.1142/s0219749906001931

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