Proof of "Entropy of preparation" in Von Neumann entropy

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The discussion focuses on proving the relationship between Shannon entropy and Von Neumann entropy as outlined in John Preskill's quantum computation lecture notes. Specifically, it establishes that for a pure state drawn from the ensemble {|φx〉, px}, the inequality H(X) ≥ S(ρ) holds, where H represents Shannon entropy and S denotes Von Neumann entropy. The proof involves expressing |φx⟩ in terms of the eigenstates of the density matrix ρ, leading to the conclusion that S(ρ) ≤ H(X) + ∑pxS(ρx), confirming the entropy of a mixture of states is greater than the mixture of entropies.

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How should I prove this?

From John Preskill's quantum computation & quantum information lecture notes(chapter 5)

If a pure state is drawn randomly from the ensemble{|φx〉,px}, so that the density matrix is ρ = ∑pxx〉<φx|
Then, H(X)≥S(ρ)
where H stands for Shannon entropy of probability {px} and S stands for Von Neumann entropy.
 
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If you can find it, on page 519 in Nielsen and Chuang's (Quantum Computation and quantum information, 10th anniversary edition), they show how to do it.

In short, you express |\phi_{x}\rangle in terms of the eigenstates of the density matrix \rho. Since the entropy of a mixture of states is larger than the corresponding mixture of entropies, you can eventually find:
S(\rho)\leq H(X)+\sum_{x}p_{x}S(\rho_{x})
Since the states in the ensemble are pure, this would give you your result.
 
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