Complexity of mixed states in QFT and holography

Abstract We study the complexity of Gaussian mixed states in a free scalar field theory using the ‘purification complexity’. The latter is defined as the lowest value of the circuit complexity, optimized over all possible purifications of a given mixed state. We argue that the optimal purifications...

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Main Authors: Elena Caceres, Shira Chapman, Josiah D. Couch, Juan P. Hernandez, Robert C. Myers, Shan-Ming Ruan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP03(2020)012