Entanglement and area laws in weakly correlated gaussian states

We examine the evaluation of entanglement measures in weakly correlated gaussian states. It is shown that they can be expressed in terms of the singular values of a particular block of the generalized contraction matrix. This result enables to obtain in a simple way asymptotic expressions and relate...

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Autores: Matera, Juan Mauricio, Rossignoli, Raúl Dante, Canosa, Norma B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Repositorio:CIC Digital (CICBA)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.cic.gba.gob.ar:11746/4199
Acceso en línea:https://digital.cic.gba.gob.ar/handle/11746/4199
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Físicas
entanglement
Gaussian states
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Sumario:We examine the evaluation of entanglement measures in weakly correlated gaussian states. It is shown that they can be expressed in terms of the singular values of a particular block of the generalized contraction matrix. This result enables to obtain in a simple way asymptotic expressions and related area laws for the entanglement entropy of bipartitions in pure states, as well as for the logarithmic negativity associated with bipartitions and also pairs of arbitrary subsystems. As illustration, we consider different types of contiguous and noncontiguous blocks in two dimensional lattices. Exact asymptotic expressions are provided for both first neighbor and full range couplings, which lead in the first case to area laws depending on the orientation and separation of the blocks.