Quantum Physics Letters
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Journal

Quantum Physics Letters


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Volume 9, Issue 1


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April 1, 2020


Pages

1-7


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Article

Shannon Entropic Entanglement Criterion in the Simple Harmonic Oscillator

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Authors

Gardo Blado* Affiliation:
Physics Discipline, Houston Baptist University, TX 77074, USA
, Amanda Johnson Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Houston Baptist University, TX 77074, USA
, Otto Gadea Affiliation:
Chemistry Discipline, Houston Baptist University, TX 77074, USA; Earth and Atmospheric Science Department, University of Houston, TX 77004, USA
and Francisco Herrera Affiliation:
Physics Discipline, Houston Baptist University, TX 77074, USA


Abstract

We apply Walborn's Shannon Entropic Entanglement Criterion (SEEC) [S.P. Walborn, B.G. Taketani, A. Salles, F. Toscano, R.L. de Matos Filho, Physical Review Letters 103, 160505 (2009)], to simple harmonic oscillators. In particular, we investigate the entanglement of a system of coupled harmonic oscillators. A simple form of the entanglement criterion in terms of their interaction is found. It is shown that a pair of interacting ground state coupled oscillators are more likely to be entangled for weaker coupling strengths while coupled oscillators in excited states entangle at higher coupling strengths. Interacting oscillators are more likely to be entangled as their interaction increases.


Keywords

Shannon entropy, entanglement, harmonic oscillator


Citation

Blado, G., Johnson, A., Gadea, O., & Herrera, F. (2020). Shannon entropic entanglement criterion in the simple harmonic oscillator. Quantum Physics Letters, 9(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.18576/qpl/090101

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