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Notes on modified trace distance measure of coherence

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We investigate the modified trace distance measure of coherence recently introduced in Yu et al. [Phys. Rev. A 94, 060302(R), 2016]. We show that for any single-qubit state, the modified trace norm of coherence is equal to the \(l_{1}\)-norm of coherence. For any d-dimensional quantum system, an analytical formula of this measure for a class of maximally coherent mixed states is provided. The trade-off relation between the coherence quantified by the new measure and the mixedness quantified by the trace norm is also discussed. Furthermore, we explore the relation between the modified trace distance measure of coherence and other measures such as the \(l_{1}\)-norm of coherence and the geometric measure of coherence.

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This work is supported by the NSF of China under Grant No. 11675113.

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  1. School of Mathematical Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Bin Chen

  2. School of Mathematical Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China

    Shao-Ming Fei

  3. Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Shao-Ming Fei

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Chen, B., Fei, SM. Notes on modified trace distance measure of coherence. Quantum Inf Process 17, 107 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-018-1879-9

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