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Data-processing inequality for quantum relative entropy

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For every quantum channel T,
D(T(ρ)∥T(σ))≤D(ρ∥σ).
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For a partial trace, this says that discarding a subsystem cannot make two density operators more distinguishable in quantum relative entropy.

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