Entropy Contraction and Hypercontractivity for Gaussian Quantum Markov Semigroups

Abstract

In this paper, we study finite-mode Gaussian quantum Markov semigroups with a faithful invariant Gaussian state. We present an algebraic characterization of the complete modified logarithmic Sobolev inequality relative to the fixed-point algebra, and we obtain the corresponding optimal constant under the assumption that the drift evolution $e^{t\mathbf{Z}}$ converges as $t\to\infty$. We establish hypercontractivity for such quantum Markov semigroups with Hurwitz drift, in the sense that every fixed pair $1<p<q<\infty$ is attained at sufficiently large times. We find that the usual reverse hypercontractive curves with a positive rate from time zero can fail in general, but every fixed pair $1/2 < p < q < 1$ is attained at sufficiently large times under the Hurwitz assumption. We also systematically investigate the $p$-logarithmic Sobolev inequality and show that the $p$-logarithmic Sobolev constant can be negative for $0 < p < 1/2$.