Gaussian quantum states can be disentangled using symplectic rotations

Lett Math Phys. 2021;111(3):73. doi: 10.1007/s11005-021-01410-4. Epub 2021 May 24.

Abstract

We show that every Gaussian mixed quantum state can be disentangled by conjugation with a passive symplectic transformation, that is a metaplectic operator associated with a symplectic rotation. The main tools we use are the Werner-Wolf condition on covariance matrices and the symplectic covariance of Weyl quantization. Our result therefore complements a recent study by Lami, Serafini, and Adesso.

Keywords: Density operator; Disentanglement; Entanglement; Gaussian state; Symplectic rotation.