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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 65 4 i Solution by
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For a finite-dimensional memoryless quantum channel , the Holevo-Schumacher-Westmoreland theorem identifies its product-state classical capacity with the optimized output Holevo quantity:With product codewords and a collective measurement on the outputs, every rate below this value is achievable with vanishing error; no larger rate can be reliable under that product-input restriction. For a fixed classical-quantum output alphabet the corresponding optimized entropy difference gives its classical coding capacity. If entangled inputs across channel uses are also allowed, the general unassisted capacity is the regularized value . The requested calculation below concerns the single-use optimized product-input expression, so no unproved additivity assumption is needed.
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