On the partial transpose of fermionic Gaussian states

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DOI10.1088/1367-2630/17/5/053048zbMATH Open1452.81177arXiv1502.01369OpenAlexW3102328528MaRDI QIDQ5144014FDOQ5144014


Authors: Viktor Eisler, Z. Zimborás Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 14 January 2021

Published in: New Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider Gaussian states of fermionic systems and study the action of the partial transposition on the density matrix. It is shown that, with a suitable choice of basis, these states are transformed into a linear combination of two Gaussian operators that are uniquely defined in terms of the covariance matrix of the original state. In case of a reflection symmetric geometry, this result can be used to efficiently calculate a lower bound for a well-known entanglement measure, the logarithmic negativity. Furthermore, exact expressions can be derived for traces involving integer powers of the partial transpose. The method can also be applied to the quantum Ising chain and the results show perfect agreement with the predictions of conformal field theory.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.01369




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