Is it Gaussian? Testing bosonic quantum states

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07305v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:56:34 GMT
• Title: Is it Gaussian? Testing bosonic quantum states
• Authors: Filippo Girardi, Freek Witteveen, Francesco Anna Mele, Lennart Bittel, Salvatore F. E. Oliviero, David Gross, Michael Walter,
• Abstract summary: We show that a constant number of copies is sufficient to decide whether a state is exactly Gaussian.<n>We also establish that testing Gaussianity of general mixed states necessarily requires exponentially many copies.<n>Our approach relies on rotation-invariant symmetries of Gaussian states together with the recently introduced toolbox of CV trace-distance bounds.
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• Abstract: Gaussian states are widely regarded as one of the most relevant classes of continuous-variable (CV) quantum states, as they naturally arise in physical systems and play a key role in quantum technologies. This motivates a fundamental question: given copies of an unknown CV state, how can we efficiently test whether it is Gaussian? We address this problem from the perspective of representation theory and quantum learning theory, characterizing the sample complexity of Gaussianity testing as a function of the number of modes. For pure states, we prove that just a constant number of copies is sufficient to decide whether the state is exactly Gaussian. We then extend this to the tolerant setting, showing that a polynomial number of copies suffices to distinguish states that are close to Gaussian from those that are far. In contrast, we establish that testing Gaussianity of general mixed states necessarily requires exponentially many copies, thereby identifying a fundamental limitation in testing CV systems. Our approach relies on rotation-invariant symmetries of Gaussian states together with the recently introduced toolbox of CV trace-distance bounds.

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