General Galilei Covariant Gaussian Maps

Giulio Gasbarri, Marko Toroš, and Angelo Bassi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 100403 – Published 8 September 2017
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Abstract

We characterize general non-Markovian Gaussian maps which are covariant under Galilean transformations. In particular, we consider translational and Galilean covariant maps and show that they reduce to the known Holevo result in the Markovian limit. We apply the results to discuss measures of macroscopicity based on classicalization maps, specifically addressing dissipation, Galilean covariance and non-Markovianity. We further suggest a possible generalization of the macroscopicity measure defined by Nimmrichter and Hornberger [Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 16 (2013)].

  • Received 24 March 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.100403

© 2017 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Quantum Information, Science & TechnologyGeneral Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Giulio Gasbarri1,2,3,*, Marko Toroš2,3,†, and Angelo Bassi2,3,‡

  • 1Abdus Salam ICTP, Strada Costiera 11, I-34151 Trieste, Italy
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy
  • 3Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trieste Section, Via Valerio 2, 34127 Trieste, Italy

  • *giulio.gasbarri@ts.infn.it
  • marko.toros@ts.infn.it
  • bassi@ts.infn.it

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Vol. 119, Iss. 10 — 8 September 2017

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