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Entropic Uncertainty Relations in Quantum Physics

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Statistical Complexity

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Uncertainty relations have become the trademark of quantum theory since they were formulated by Bohr and Heisenberg. This review covers various generalizations and extensions of the uncertainty relations in quantum theory that involve the Rényi and the Shannon entropies. The advantages of these entropic uncertainty relations are pointed out and their more direct connection to the observed phenomena is emphasized. Several remaining open problems are mentioned.

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Bialynicki-Birula, I., Rudnicki, Ł. (2011). Entropic Uncertainty Relations in Quantum Physics. In: Sen, K. (eds) Statistical Complexity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3890-6_1

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