Sharp Quantum Entropy Mixing Rates and the Operator Layer Cake Theorem
At what rate does the von Neumann entropy of an ensemble of quantum states change under Hamiltonian evolution of its constituents? Bravyi proposed the small incremental mixing conjecture controlling the mixing rate of a binary ensemble $\{(1\!-\!p,\rho_1),(p,\rho_2)\}$ by $c\,\|{H}\|h_{2}(p)$ (with the binary entropy $...