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Strict concavity of Von Neumann entropy

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For 0<b<1 and distinct density operators, the Von Neumann entropy of ρ=bρ1​+(1−b)ρ2​ is strictly larger than the corresponding average. The difference is bD(ρ1​∥ρ)+(1−b)D(ρ2​∥ρ), positive by nonnegativity of quantum relative entropy unless both states coincide. On the closed interval 0≤b≤1, equality holds exactly when b=0, b=1, or ρ1​=ρ2​.

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