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    The Generalized Capacity of a Quantum Channel

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    The transmission of classical information over a classical channel gave rise to the classical capacity theorem with the optimal rate in terms of the classical mutual information. Despite classical information being a subset of quantum information, the rate of the quantum capacity problem is expressed in terms of the coherent information, which does not mathematically generalize the classical mutual information. Additionally, there are multiple capacity theorems with distinct formulas when dealing with transmitting information over a noisy quantum channel. This leads to the question of what constitutes a mathematically accurate quantum generalization of classical mutual information and whether there exists a quantum task that directly extends the classical capacity problem. In this paper, we address these inquiries by introducing a quantity called the generalized information, which serves as a mathematical extension encompassing both classical mutual information and coherent information. We define a transmission task, which includes as specific instances both classical information and quantum information capacity problems, and show that the transmission capacity of this task is characterized by the generalized information

    From Quantum Source Compression to Quantum Thermodynamics

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    This thesis addresses problems in the field of quantum information theory. The first part of the thesis is opened with concrete definitions of general quantum source models and their compression, and each subsequent chapter addresses the compression of a specific source model as a special case of the initially defined general models. First, we find the optimal compression rate of a general mixed state source which includes as special cases all the previously studied models such as Schumacher's pure and ensemble sources and other mixed state ensemble models. For an interpolation between the visible and blind Schumacher's ensemble model, we find the optimal compression rate region for the entanglement and quantum rates. Later, we study the classical-quantum variation of the celebrated Slepian-Wolf problem and the ensemble model of quantum state redistribution for which we find the optimal compression rate considering per-copy fidelity and single-letter achievable and converse bounds matching up to continuity of functions which appear in the corresponding bounds. The second part of the thesis revolves around information theoretical perspective of quantum thermodynamics. We start with a resource theory point of view of a quantum system with multiple non-commuting charges. Subsequently, we apply this resource theory framework to study a traditional thermodynamics setup with multiple non-commuting conserved quantities consisting of a main system, a thermal bath and batteries to store various conserved quantities of the system. We state the laws of the thermodynamics for this system, and show that a purely quantum effect happens in some transformations of the system, that is, some transformations are feasible only if there are quantum correlations between the final state of the system and the thermal bath.Comment: PhD thesis, 176 page

    Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Data Compression

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    Ask how the quantum compression of ensembles of pure states is affected by the availability of entanglement, and in settings where the encoder has access to side information. We find the optimal asymptotic quantum rate and the optimal tradeoff (rate region) of quantum and entanglement rates. It turns out that the amount by which the quantum rate beats the Schumacher limit, the entropy of the source, is precisely half the entropy of classical information that can be extracted from the source and side information states without disturbing them at all ("reversible extraction of classical information"). In the special case that the encoder has no side information, or that she has access to the identity of the states, this problem reduces to the known settings of blind and visible Schumacher compression, respectively, albeit here additionally with entanglement assistance. We comment on connections to previously studied and further rate tradeoffs when also classical information is considered

    Resource theory of heat and work with non-commuting charges: yet another new foundation of thermodynamics

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    We consider a theory of quantum thermodynamics with multiple conserved quantities (or charges). To this end, we generalize the seminal results of Sparaciari et al. [PRA 96:052112, 2017] to the case of multiple, in general non-commuting charges, for which we formulate a resource theory of thermodynamics of asymptotically many non-interacting systems. To every state we associate the vector of its expected charge values and its entropy, forming the phase diagram of the system. Our fundamental result is the Asymptotic Equivalence Theorem (AET), which allows us to identify the equivalence classes of states under asymptotic approximately charge-conserving unitaries with the points of the phase diagram. Using the phase diagram of a system and its bath, we analyze the first and the second laws of thermodynamics. In particular, we show that to attain the second law, an asymptotically large bath is necessary. In the case that the bath is composed of several identical copies of the same elementary bath, we quantify exactly how large the bath has to be to permit a specified work transformation of a given system, in terms of the number of copies of the elementary bath systems per work system (bath rate). If the bath is relatively small, we show that the analysis requires an extended phase diagram exhibiting negative entropies. This corresponds to the purely quantum effect that at the end of the process, system and bath are entangled, thus permitting classically impossible transformations. For a large bath, system and bath may be left uncorrelated and we show that the optimal bath rate, as a function of how tightly the second law is attained, can be expressed in terms of the heat capacity of the bath. Our approach, solves a problem from earlier investigations about how to store the different charges under optimal work extraction protocols in physically separate batteries.Comment: 33 pages, 5 figure

    From Quantum Source Compression to Quantum Thermodynamics

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    Aquesta tesi aborda problemes en el camp de la teoria de la informaci贸 qu脿ntica, espec铆ficament, la teoria qu脿ntica de Shannon. La primera part de la tesi comen莽a amb definicions concretes de models de fonts qu脿ntiques generals i la seva compressi贸, i cada cap铆tol seg眉ent aborda la compressi贸 d鈥檜n model de font espec铆fic com a casos especials dels models generals definits inicialment. Primer, trobem la taxa de compressi贸 貌ptima d鈥檜na font d鈥檈stats barreja general que inclou com a casos especials tots els models pr猫viament estudiats, com les fonts pures i de col路lectivitats de Schumacher, i altres models de col路lectiuvitats d鈥檈stats barreja. Per a una interpolaci贸 entre els models de col路lectivitats visible i cec de Schumacher, trobem la regi贸 de compressi贸 貌ptima per les taxes d鈥檈ntrella莽ament i les taxes qu脿ntiques. A continuaci贸, estudiem exhaustivament la variaci贸 cl脿ssic-qu脿ntica del fam贸s problema de Slepian-Wolf i trobem les taxes 貌ptimes considerant la fidelitat per c貌pia; per la fidelitat de bloc trobem expressions tancades per les fites assolibles i inverses que coincideixen, sota la condici贸 de que una funci贸 que apareix a les dues fites sigui continua. La primera part de la tesi tanca amb un cap铆tol sobre el model de col路lectivitats per la redistribuci贸 d鈥檈stats qu脿ntics per al qual trobem la taxa de compressi贸 貌ptima considerant la fidelitat per c貌pia i les fites assolibles i inverses, que de nou que coincideixen sota la condici贸 de continu茂tat d鈥檜na certa funci贸. La segona part de la tesis gira al voltant de la term贸dinamica qu脿ntica sota de la perspectiva de la teoria de la informaci贸. Comencem amb un punt de vista de la teoria de recursos d鈥檜n sistema qu脿ntic amb m煤ltiples c脿rregues que no commuten i amb objectes i operacions permeses que son termodin脿micament significatives; utilitzant eines de la teoria qu脿ntica de Shannon classifiquem els objectes i trobem operacions qu脿ntiques expl铆cites que relacionen els objectes de la mateixa classe entre s铆. Posteriorment, apliquem aquest marc de la teoria de recursos per estudiar una configuraci贸 termodin脿mica tradicional amb m煤ltiples quantitats conservades que no commuten que consta d鈥檜n sistema principal, un reservori cal貌ric i bateries per emmagatzemar diverses quantitats conservades del sistema. Enunciem les lleis de la termodin脿mica per a aquest sistema, i mostrem que un efecte purament qu脿ntic t茅 lloc en algunes transformacions del sistema, 茅s a dir, algunes transformacions nom茅s s贸n factibles si hi ha correlacions qu脿ntiques entre l鈥檈stat final del sistema i del reservori cal貌ric.Esta tesis aborda problemas en el campo de la teor铆a de la informaci贸n cu谩ntica, espec铆ficamente, la teor铆a cu谩ntica de Shannon. La primera parte de la tesis comienza con definiciones concretas de modelos de fuentes cu谩nticas generales y su compresi贸n, y cada cap铆tulo subsiguiente aborda la compresi贸n de un modelo de fuente espec铆fico como casos especiales de los modelos generales definidos inicialmente. Primero, encontramos la tasa de compresi贸n 贸ptima de una fuente de estado mixto general que incluye como casos especiales todos los modelos previamente estudiados, como las fuentes pura y colectiva de Schumacher, y otros modelos colectivos de estado mixto. Para una interpolaci贸n entre el modelo colectivo visible y ciego de Schumacher, encontramos la regi贸n de tasa de compresi贸n 贸ptima para el entrelazamiento y las tasas cu谩nticas. A continuaci贸n, estudiamos exhaustivamente la variaci贸n cl谩sico-cu谩ntica del c茅lebre problema de Slepian-Wolf y encontramos las tasas 贸ptimas considerando la fidelidad por copia; con la fidelidad de bloque encontramos l铆mites alcanzables e inversos que coinciden con la continuidad de una funci贸n que aparece en los l铆mites. La primera parte de la tesis cierra con un cap铆tulo sobre el modelo colectivo de redistribuci贸n de estado cu谩ntico para el cual encontramos la tasa de compresi贸n 贸ptima considerando la fidelidad por copia y los l铆mites alcanzables e inversos que coinciden con la continuidad de una funci贸n que aparece en los l铆mites. La segunda parte de la tesis gira en torno a la perspectiva te贸rica de la informaci贸n de la termodin谩mica cu谩ntica. Comenzamos con un punto de vista de la teor铆a de recursos de un sistema cu谩ntico con m煤ltiples cargas no conmutables con objetos y operaciones permitidas que son termodin谩micamente significativas; usando herramientas de la teor铆a cu谩ntica de Shannon clasificamos los objetos y encontramos operaciones cu谩nticas expl铆citas que mapean los objetos de la misma clase entre s铆. Posteriormente, aplicamos este marco de la teor铆a de recursos para estudiar una configuraci贸n termodin谩mica tradicional con m煤ltiples cantidades no conmutables compuesta por un sistema principal, un reservorio cal贸rico y bater铆as para almacenar varias cantidades conservadas del sistema. Enunciamos las leyes de la termodin谩mica para este sistema, y mostramos que ocurre un efecto puramente cu谩ntico en algunas transformaciones del sistema, es decir, algunas transformaciones solo son factibles si existen correlaciones cu谩nticas entre el estado final del sistema y del reservorio cal贸rico.This thesis addresses problems in the field of quantum information theory, specifically, quantum Shannon theory. The first part of the thesis is opened with concrete definitions of general quantum source models and their compression, and each subsequent chapter addresses the compression of a specific source model as a special case of the initially defined general models. First, we find the optimal compression rate of a general mixed state source which includes as special cases all the previously studied models such as Schumacher’s pure and ensemble sources and other mixed state ensemble models. For an interpolation between the visible and blind Schumacher’s ensemble model, we find the optimal compression rate region for the entanglement and quantum rates. Later, we comprehensively study the classical-quantum variation of the celebrated Slepian-Wolf problem and find the optimal rates considering per-copy fidelity; with block fidelity we find single letter achievable and converse bounds which match up to continuity of a function appearing in the bounds. The first part of the thesis is closed with a chapter on the ensemble model of quantum state redistribution for which we find the optimal compression rate considering per-copy fidelity and single-letter achievable and converse bounds matching up to continuity of a function which appears in the bounds. The second part of the thesis revolves around information theoretical perspective of quantum thermodynamics. We start with a resource theory point of view of a quantum system with multiple non-commuting charges where the objects and allowed operations are thermodynamically meaningful; using tools from quantum Shannon theory we classify the objects and find explicit quantum operations which map the objects of the same class to one another. Subsequently, we apply this resource theory framework to study a traditional thermodynamics setup with multiple non-commuting conserved quantities consisting of a main system, a thermal bath and batteries to store various conserved quantities of the system. We state the laws of the thermodynamics for this system, and show that a purely quantum effect happens in some transformations of the system, that is, some transformations are feasible only if there are quantum correlations between the final state of the system and the thermal bath.Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona. Programa de Doctorat en F铆sic

    From Quantum Source Compression to Quantum Thermodynamics

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    Aquesta tesi aborda problemes en el camp de la teoria de la informaci贸 qu脿ntica, espec铆ficament, la teoria qu脿ntica de Shannon. La primera part de la tesi comen莽a amb definicions concretes de models de fonts qu脿ntiques generals i la seva compressi贸, i cada cap铆tol seg眉ent aborda la compressi贸 d'un model de font espec铆fic com a casos especials dels models generals definits inicialment. Primer, trobem la taxa de compressi贸 貌ptima d'una font d'estats barreja general que inclou com a casos especials tots els models pr猫viament estudiats, com les fonts pures i de col路lectivitats de Schumacher, i altres models de col路lectiuvitats d'estats barreja. Per a una interpolaci贸 entre els models de col路lectivitats visible i cec de Schumacher, trobem la regi贸 de compressi贸 貌ptima per les taxes d'entrella莽ament i les taxes qu脿ntiques. A continuaci贸, estudiem exhaustivament la variaci贸 cl脿ssic-qu脿ntica del fam贸s problema de Slepian-Wolf i trobem les taxes 貌ptimes considerant la fidelitat per c貌pia; per la fidelitat de bloc trobem expressions tancades per les fites assolibles i inverses que coincideixen, sota la condici贸 de que una funci贸 que apareix a les dues fites sigui continua. La primera part de la tesi tanca amb un cap铆tol sobre el model de col路lectivitats per la redistribuci贸 d'estats qu脿ntics per al qual trobem la taxa de compressi贸 貌ptima considerant la fidelitat per c貌pia i les fites assolibles i inverses, que de nou que coincideixen sota la condici贸 de continu茂tat d'una certa funci贸. La segona part de la tesis gira al voltant de la term贸dinamica qu脿ntica sota de la perspectiva de la teoria de la informaci贸. Comencem amb un punt de vista de la teoria de recursos d'un sistema qu脿ntic amb m煤ltiples c脿rregues que no commuten i amb objectes i operacions permeses que son termodin脿micament significatives; utilitzant eines de la teoria qu脿ntica de Shannon classifiquem els objectes i trobem operacions qu脿ntiques expl铆cites que relacionen els objectes de la mateixa classe entre s铆. Posteriorment, apliquem aquest marc de la teoria de recursos per estudiar una configuraci贸 termodin脿mica tradicional amb m煤ltiples quantitats conservades que no commuten que consta d'un sistema principal, un reservori cal貌ric i bateries per emmagatzemar diverses quantitats conservades del sistema. Enunciem les lleis de la termodin脿mica per a aquest sistema, i mostrem que un efecte purament qu脿ntic t茅 lloc en algunes transformacions del sistema, 茅s a dir, algunes transformacions nom茅s s贸n factibles si hi ha correlacions qu脿ntiques entre l'estat final del sistema i del reservori cal貌ric.Esta tesis aborda problemas en el campo de la teor铆a de la informaci贸n cu谩ntica, espec铆ficamente, la teor铆a cu谩ntica de Shannon. La primera parte de la tesis comienza con definiciones concretas de modelos de fuentes cu谩nticas generales y su compresi贸n, y cada cap铆tulo subsiguiente aborda la compresi贸n de un modelo de fuente espec铆fico como casos especiales de los modelos generales definidos inicialmente. Primero, encontramos la tasa de compresi贸n 贸ptima de una fuente de estado mixto general que incluye como casos especiales todos los modelos previamente estudiados, como las fuentes pura y colectiva de Schumacher, y otros modelos colectivos de estado mixto. Para una interpolaci贸n entre el modelo colectivo visible y ciego de Schumacher, encontramos la regi贸n de tasa de compresi贸n 贸ptima para el entrelazamiento y las tasas cu谩nticas. A continuaci贸n, estudiamos exhaustivamente la variaci贸n cl谩sico-cu谩ntica del c茅lebre problema de Slepian-Wolf y encontramos las tasas 贸ptimas considerando la fidelidad por copia; con la fidelidad de bloque encontramos l铆mites alcanzables e inversos que coinciden con la continuidad de una funci贸n que aparece en los l铆mites. La primera parte de la tesis cierra con un cap铆tulo sobre el modelo colectivo de redistribuci贸n de estado cu谩ntico para el cual encontramos la tasa de compresi贸n 贸ptima considerando la fidelidad por copia y los l铆mites alcanzables e inversos que coinciden con la continuidad de una funci贸n que aparece en los l铆mites. La segunda parte de la tesis gira en torno a la perspectiva te贸rica de la informaci贸n de la termodin谩mica cu谩ntica. Comenzamos con un punto de vista de la teor铆a de recursos de un sistema cu谩ntico con m煤ltiples cargas no conmutables con objetos y operaciones permitidas que son termodin谩micamente significativas; usando herramientas de la teor铆a cu谩ntica de Shannon clasificamos los objetos y encontramos operaciones cu谩nticas expl铆citas que mapean los objetos de la misma clase entre s铆. Posteriormente, aplicamos este marco de la teor铆a de recursos para estudiar una configuraci贸n termodin谩mica tradicional con m煤ltiples cantidades no conmutables compuesta por un sistema principal, un reservorio cal贸rico y bater铆as para almacenar varias cantidades conservadas del sistema. Enunciamos las leyes de la termodin谩mica para este sistema, y mostramos que ocurre un efecto puramente cu谩ntico en algunas transformaciones del sistema, es decir, algunas transformaciones solo son factibles si existen correlaciones cu谩nticas entre el estado final del sistema y del reservorio cal贸rico.This thesis addresses problems in the field of quantum information theory, specifically, quantum Shannon theory. The first part of the thesis is opened with concrete definitions of general quantum source models and their compression, and each subsequent chapter addresses the compression of a specific source model as a special case of the initially defined general models. First, we find the optimal compression rate of a general mixed state source which includes as special cases all the previously studied models such as Schumacher's pure and ensemble sources and other mixed state ensemble models. For an interpolation between the visible and blind Schumacher's ensemble model, we find the optimal compression rate region for the entanglement and quantum rates. Later, we comprehensively study the classical-quantum variation of the celebrated Slepian-Wolf problem and find the optimal rates considering per-copy fidelity; with block fidelity we find single letter achievable and converse bounds which match up to continuity of a function appearing in the bounds. The first part of the thesis is closed with a chapter on the ensemble model of quantum state redistribution for which we find the optimal compression rate considering per-copy fidelity and single-letter achievable and converse bounds matching up to continuity of a function which appears in the bounds. The second part of the thesis revolves around information theoretical perspective of quantum thermodynamics. We start with a resource theory point of view of a quantum system with multiple non-commuting charges where the objects and allowed operations are thermodynamically meaningful; using tools from quantum Shannon theory we classify the objects and find explicit quantum operations which map the objects of the same class to one another. Subsequently, we apply this resource theory framework to study a traditional thermodynamics setup with multiple non-commuting conserved quantities consisting of a main system, a thermal bath and batteries to store various conserved quantities of the system. We state the laws of the thermodynamics for this system, and show that a purely quantum effect happens in some transformations of the system, that is, some transformations are feasible only if there are quantum correlations between the final state of the system and the thermal bath
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