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Duality of reduced density matrices and their eigenvalues

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For states of quantum systems of N particles with harmonic interactions we prove that each reduced density matrix ρ obeys a duality condition. This condition implies duality relations for the eigenvalues λk of ρ and relates a harmonic model with length scales ${{\ell }_{1}},{{\ell }_{2}},\ldots ,{{\ell }_{N}}$ with another one with inverse lengths $1/{{\ell }_{1}},1/{{\ell }_{2}},\ldots ,1/{{\ell }_{N}}$. Entanglement entropies and correlation functions inherit duality from ρ. Self-duality can only occur for noninteracting particles in an isotropic harmonic trap.

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10.1088/1751-8113/47/41/415305

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
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Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Journal:
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical More from this journal
Volume:
47
Issue:
41
Pages:
415305
Publication date:
2014-09-29
Acceptance date:
2014-09-03
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1751-8121
ISSN:
1751-8113


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538226
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2017-04-01

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