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View SchemaEntanglement under restricted operations: Analogy to mixed-state entanglement
| Authors | Stephen D. Bartlett, Andrew C. Doherty, Robert W. Spekkens, H. M. Wiseman |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0412158 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0412158 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.022311 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A, 73, 022311 (2006) |
Abstract
We show that the classification of bi-partite pure entangled states when local quantum operations are restricted yields a structure that is analogous in many respects to that of mixed-state entanglement. Specifically, we develop this analogy by restricting operations through local superselection rules, and show that such exotic phenomena as bound entanglement and activation arise using pure states in this setting. This analogy aids in resolving several conceptual puzzles in the study of entanglement under restricted operations. In particular, we demonstrate that several types of quantum optical states that possess confusing entanglement properties are analogous to bound entangled states. Also, the classification of pure-state entanglement under restricted operations can be much simpler than for mixed-state entanglement. For instance, in the case of local Abelian superselection rules all questions concerning distillability can be resolved.
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