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The quantum-mechanical concept of relative entropy is discussed from an information-theoretic point of view. We show that not all definitions found in the recent literature are equally suitable for the purpose of statistical inference by entropy maximization.
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Benoist, R.W., Marchand, JP. & Wyss, W. A note on relative entropy. Lett Math Phys 3, 169–173 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405288
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