Extending Hudson's theorem to mixed quantum states
Quantum Physics
2013-05-29 v2
Abstract
According to Hudson's theorem, any pure quantum state with a positive Wigner function is necessarily a Gaussian state. Here, we make a step towards the extension of this theorem to mixed quantum states by finding upper and lower bounds on the degree of non-Gaussianity of states with positive Wigner functions. The bounds are expressed in the form of parametric functions relating the degree of non-Gaussianity of a state, its purity, and the purity of the Gaussian state characterized by the same covariance matrix. Although our bounds are not tight, they permit us to visualize the set of states with positive Wigner functions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0808.2501,
title = {Extending Hudson's theorem to mixed quantum states},
author = {A. Mandilara and E. Karpov and N. J. Cerf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.2501},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures