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Estimating the Degree of Entanglement of Unknown Gaussian States

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We give an introduction to Gaussian states and operations. A discussion of the entanglement properties of bipartite Gaussian states in terms of its covariance matrix follows. It is explained how entanglement can be witnessed using feasible measurements, e.g. homodyne measurements. We find that the outcome of such a measurements cannot only witness but also quantify entanglement.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0610263,
  title  = {Estimating the Degree of Entanglement of Unknown Gaussian States},
  author = {Janet Anders},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0610263},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Diploma thesis, September 2003, roughly 90 pages, several figures (some color), put here for reference, (in particular chapters 2-4) may be helpful for students as an introduction to Gaussian States