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Wehrl entropy, entropic uncertainty relations and entanglement

Quantum Physics 2021-06-29 v2

Abstract

The Wehrl entropy is an entropy associated to the Husimi quasi-probability distribution. We discuss how it can be used to formulate entropic uncertainty relations and for a quantification of entanglement in continuous variables. We show that the Wehrl-Lieb inequality is closer to equality than the usual Bia{\l}ynicki-Birula and Mycielski entropic uncertainty relation almost everywhere. Furthermore, we show how a Wehrl mutual information can be used to obtain a measurable perfect witness for pure state bipartite entanglement, which additionally provides a lower bound on the entanglement entropy.

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@article{arxiv.2103.07229,
  title  = {Wehrl entropy, entropic uncertainty relations and entanglement},
  author = {Stefan Floerchinger and Tobias Haas and Henrik Müller-Groeling},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.07229},
  year   = {2021}
}

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15 pages, 3 figures

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