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Relative-entropy identity for rank-one dephasing (Drel​(ρ∥Δ(ρ))=S(Δ(ρ))−S(ρ))

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Because logΔ(ρ) is diagonal, Tr(ρlogΔ(ρ))=Tr(Δ(ρ)logΔ(ρ)). Hence Drel​(ρ∥Δ(ρ))=S(Δ(ρ))−S(ρ). Support inclusion under rank-one dephasing handles zero probabilities, and Klein's inequality makes the difference nonnegative. Equality holds exactly when the state was already diagonal.

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