The subadditivity of quantum entropy in Gaussian quantum systems

• Published in: Results in physics 2024-04, Vol.59, p.107548, Article 107548
• Main Authors: Liu, Lijun, Ge, Xiaozhen, Cheng, Shuming
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2211-3797; 2211-3797
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2024.107548

The entropy of a quantum state measures information or uncertainty contained in the quantum system and plays a crucial role in quantum information theory. Many entropic properties, such as the subadditivity, have been studied for the discrete system with a finite-dimensional state space, while much less is explored in the infinite-dimensional system. In this work, we study the entropic properties of the continuous system that models a collection of Gaussian modes or fields. In particular, we identify the parameter range for the Rényi, Tsallis, and Unified entropies of Gaussian states that they are additive, subadditive, and strong subadditive. We show that the Rényi entropies are subadditive, further giving rise to the subadditivity of the Tsallis and Unified entropies in certain parameter range. We also find that the Tsallis and Unified entropies are not strong subadditive, while the Rényi entropies with the order ranging from 1 to 2 are conjectured to admit the strong subadditivity. Our results are useful in studying quantum correlations and channel capacities in Gaussian systems.