(in English) |
This research deals with (single-copy) maximization of classical
$f$-divergence between the distributions of measurement outputs of a given
pair of quantum states. Since this is generalization of Kullback-Leibler
divergence and Renyi type relative entropy, maximization of this quantity
definitely is an important problem in quantum information and statistics. So
far, there had been significant development concerning asymptotic
setting, or maximizing rate of the quantity when collective measurements
are performed on may copies of states. On the other hand, however,
little has been done about single-copy maximization, and the question is
solved only for very restricted examples of $f$. purposes of the present paper
is to advance the study further, by investigating its properties, rewriting
the problem to more tractable form, presenting an expression of the quantity
using a sort of "non-commutative Radon-Nikodym derivative", and giving closed
formulas of the quantity in some special cases, e.g., when the first argument
is a pure state, or $f$ is some specific form. |