A mini-introduction to information theory
Edward Witten
Topics & Concepts
Quantum mutual informationVon Neumann entropyQuantum relative entropyCoherent informationPhysicsJoint quantum entropyQuantum informationConditional entropyGeneralized relative entropyInformation theoryQuantum discordStatistical physicsMutual informationEntropy (arrow of time)Conditional mutual informationConditional quantum entropyClassical capacityTheoretical physicsVon Neumann architectureQuantum channelQuantumQuantum mechanicsQuantum probabilityOpen quantum systemInformation diagramQuantum operationQuantum information scienceJoint entropyRényi entropyQuantum capacityQuantum processPure mathematicsKullback–Leibler divergenceTheoretical computer scienceMathematicsQuantum algorithmStatistical Mechanics and EntropyQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics