The generalized quantum Stein's lemma for resource theories

Let {Fn}nN\{\mathcal F_n\}_{n\in\mathbb N} be a family of sets of quantum states satisfying Axioms 1–5, and let ρ\rho be a quantum state. For ε>0\varepsilon>0, write DHε(ρσ)D_H^\varepsilon(\rho\|\sigma) for the hypothesis-testing relative entropy, and define the regularized relative entropy of resource by

DF(ρ)=limn1ninfσFnD(ρnσ).D_\mathcal F^\infty(\rho)=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{n}\inf_{\sigma\in\mathcal F_n}D(\rho^{\otimes n}\|\sigma).

Generalized quantum Stein's lemma. For any such family,

limε0lim infn1nminσnFnDHε(ρnσn)=DF(ρ).\lim_{\varepsilon\to0}\liminf_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{n}\min_{\sigma_n\in\mathcal F_n}D_H^\varepsilon(\rho^{\otimes n}\|\sigma_n)=D_\mathcal F^\infty(\rho).

This conjecture extends quantum Stein's lemma from a fixed alternative state to convex sets of quantum states in quantum resource theories. The statement is established for quantum coherence when N\mathcal N is the diagonal subalgebra, while the general case under Axioms 1–5 remains open.

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Li Gao and Mizanur Rahaman, “Generalized Stein's lemma and asymptotic equipartition property for subalgebra entropies”, arXiv:2401.03090 (2026).

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