Published February 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Distinguishability and nonclassicality of one-mode Gaussian states

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Boulevard Regina Elisabeta 4-12, R-030018 Bucharest (Romania)
  • 2. Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, P.O. Box MG-11, R-077125 Bucharest-Magurele (Romania)
  • 4. Center for Advanced Studies in Physics of the Romanian Academy, Calea 13 Septembrie 13, R-050711 Bucharest (Romania)

Description

We consider the class of the one-mode Gaussian states of the quantum radiation field. The relative entropy of such a state with respect to a similar one is derived. We analyze the entropic amount of nonclassicality of a Gaussian state defined as the minimal relative entropy of any classical Gaussian state with respect to it. A similar quantity built with the Hilbert-Schmidt distance is also calculated. Both nonclassicality measures are then compared with the Bures-metric degree of nonclassicality evaluated previously. The properties of the closest classical Gaussian state, as well as the decrease of the nonclassicality under thermal noise mappings are carefully examined in each case. For mixed states we find that only the Bures-distance amount of nonclassicality is equivalent to the nonclassical depth

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
69
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 022104-022104.10
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36082628
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DISTANCE; ENERGY LEVELS; ENTROPY; GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; MAPPING; MIXED STATE; NOISE; OPTICS
Descriptors DEC
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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