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Use logarithms to base two, so Von Neumann entropy and quantum relative entropy are measured in bits. For density operators ,The quantum relative entropy formula applies when the support of a positive operator is contained in that of ; otherwise . Use in the Von Neumann entropy formula.
The binary density operator is diagonal with eigenvalues . Its Von Neumann entropy is the binary entropy:The two diagonal density operators commute, so their quantum relative entropy isA term with zero numerator has value zero; a positive numerator and zero denominator give . In particular, , whereas or gives .
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