Unitary reformulation of the thermofield double state and limits of cyclic multi-mode squeezing
Abstract
We investigate the structure and uniqueness of squeezed vacuum states defined by annihilation conditions of the form and their multimode generalizations, with applications to the Thermofield Double (TFD) state in quantum field theory. For and , we demonstrate that these conditions uniquely define the single- and two-mode squeezed vacua, generated by unitary squeezing operators. A key result is the unitary reformulation of the TFD state, expressed as a product of two-mode squeezing operators, ensuring invertibility and resolving the non-unitary paradox in the Minkowski--Rindler vacuum correspondence. Extending to cyclic annihilation conditions with , we find that non-trivial squeezed states exist only for . For , we establish a no-go theorem, proving no normalizable, non-trivial solutions exist, revealing a fundamental limit on cyclic multi-mode entanglement. These results highlight the bipartite nature of TFD-like entanglement and constrain multipartite generalizations in multi-region quantum field theories.
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@article{arxiv.2505.09654,
title = {Unitary reformulation of the thermofield double state and limits of cyclic multi-mode squeezing},
author = {Arash Azizi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.09654},
year = {2025}
}
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