On the Wigner distribution of the reduced density matrix

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2022.V26.N9.A5arXiv2106.14056OpenAlexW3176044199WikidataQ129542155 ScholiaQ129542155MaRDI QIDQ6186478FDOQ6186478

Authors: Maurice de Gosson, Charlyne de Gosson 

Publication date: 2 February 2024

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: CConsider a bipartite quantum system consisting of two subsystems A and B. The reduced density matrix ofA a is obtained by taking the partial trace with respect to B. In this work, we will show that the Wigner distribution of this reduced density matrix is obtained by integrating the total Wigner distribution with respect to the phase space variables corresponding to subsystem B. The proof we give is rigorous (as opposed to those found in the literature) and makes use of the Weyl--Wigner--Moyal phase space formalism. Our main result is applied to general Gaussian mixed states, of which it gives a particularly simple and precise description. We also briefly discuss the purification of a mixed state from the Wigner formalism point of view.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14056

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics, structure of matter (82-XX) Quantum theory (81-XX)

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