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View SchemaSeparability of Mixed States: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
| Authors | Michal Horodecki, Pawel Horodecki, Ryszard Horodecki |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9605038 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9605038 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0375-9601(96)00706-2 |
Abstract
We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for separability of mixed states. As a result we obtain a simple criterion of separability for $2\times2$ and $2\times3$ systems. Here, the positivity of the partial transposition of a state is necessary and sufficient for its separability. However, it is not the case in general. Some examples of mixtures which demonstrate the utility of the criterion are considered.
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