Minimum output entropy conjecture for multi-mode Gaussian quantum channels

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Let n∈Nn\in\mathbb{N}, and let ρ^\hat{\rho} be a finite-entropy state of an nn-mode Gaussian quantum system. Let gg be the entropy function for a single-mode thermal Gaussian state, and define

N(ρ^)=g−1(S(ρ^)n),N(\hat{\rho})=g^{-1}\left(\frac{S(\hat{\rho})}{n}\right),

so that S(ω^N(ρ^)⊗n)=S(ρ^)S\left(\hat{\omega}_{N(\hat{\rho})}^{\otimes n}\right)=S(\hat{\rho}). Denote by Eη,E\mathcal{E}_{\eta,E}, Aκ,E\mathcal{A}_{\kappa,E}, A~κ,E\tilde{\mathcal{A}}_{\kappa,E}, and NE\mathcal{N}_E the nn-mode Gaussian attenuator, amplifier, phase-contravariant channel, and additive-noise channel, respectively. Minimum output entropy conjecture. Quantum Gaussian thermal input states minimize the output entropy of these channels among all input states with the same entropy; explicitly,

S(Eη,E⊗n(ρ^))≥n g(ηN(ρ^)+(1−η)E),S\left(\mathcal{E}^{\otimes n}_{\eta,E}(\hat{\rho})\right)\ge n\,g\left(\eta N(\hat{\rho})+(1-\eta)E\right), S(Aκ,E⊗n(ρ^))≥n g(κN(ρ^)+(κ−1)(E+1)),S\left(\mathcal{A}^{\otimes n}_{\kappa,E}(\hat{\rho})\right)\ge n\,g\left(\kappa N(\hat{\rho})+(\kappa-1)(E+1)\right), S(A~κ,E⊗n(ρ^))≥n g((κ−1)(N(ρ^)+1)+κE),S\left(\tilde{\mathcal{A}}^{\otimes n}_{\kappa,E}(\hat{\rho})\right)\ge n\,g\left((\kappa-1)(N(\hat{\rho})+1)+\kappa E\right), S(NE⊗n(ρ^))≥n g(N(ρ^)+E).S\left(\mathcal{N}^{\otimes n}_{E}(\hat{\rho})\right)\ge n\,g\left(N(\hat{\rho})+E\right).

The conjecture concerns the minimum output entropy at fixed input entropy for important multi-mode Gaussian channels and underlies entropy and communication-rate bounds. The supplied text does not establish its resolution or specify which parameter regimes are known, so its status remains open.

References

Primary source

Giacomo De Palma, “New lower bounds to the output entropy of multi-mode quantum Gaussian channels”, arXiv:1805.12469 (2019).

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