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arXiv:quant-ph/0607202 · Physical Review A

Quantum separability of the vacuum for scalar fields with a boundary

Jae Weon Lee, Jaewan Kim, Taeseung Choi

Published Oct 17, 2006• 2 citations
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Abstract

Using the Green's function approach we investigate separability of the vacuum state of a massless scalar field with a single Dirichlet boundary. Separability is demonstrated using the positive partial transpose criterion for effective two-mode Gaussian states of collective operators. In contrast to the vacuum energy, entanglement of the vacuum is not modified by the presence of the boundary.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.74.044304

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