Gaussian entanglement of formation

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.052320· OSTI ID:20641133

Wolf, M M ^[1]; Giedke, G ^[1]; Krueger, O; Werner, R F ^[2]; Cirac, J I ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, Garching, D-85748 (Germany)
2. Institut fuer Mathematische Physik, Mendelssohnstrasse. 3, D-38106 Braunschweig (Germany)

We introduce a Gaussian version of the entanglement of formation adapted to bipartite Gaussian states by considering decompositions into pure Gaussian states only. We show that this quantity is an entanglement monotone under Gaussian operations and provide a simplified computation for states of arbitrary many modes. For the case of one mode per site the remaining variational problem can be solved analytically. If the considered state is in addition symmetric with respect to interchanging the two modes, we prove additivity of the considered entanglement measure. Moreover, in this case and considering only a single copy, our entanglement measure coincides with the true entanglement of formation.

• OSTI ID: 20641133
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 69, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.69.052320; (c) 2004 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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