Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2011-10-05
Physics
Quantum Physics
7 pages, 3 figures. Extended version
Scientific paper
Differently from correlation of classical systems, entanglement of quantum systems cannot be distributed at will - if one system A is maximally entangled with another system B, it cannot be entangled at all to a third system C. This concept, known as the monogamy of entanglement, manifests when the entanglement of A with a pair BC, can be divided as contributions of entanglement between A and B and A and C, plus a term \tau_{ABC} involving genuine tripartite entanglement and so expected to be always positive. A very important measure in Quantum Information Theory, the Entanglement of Formation (EOF), fails to satisfy this last requirement. Here we present the reasons for that and show a set of conditions that an arbitrary pure tripartite state must satisfy for EOF to become a monogamous measure, ie, for \tau_{ABC} \ge 0. The relation derived is connected to the discrepancy between quantum and classical correlations, being \tau_{ABC} negative whenever the quantum correlation prevails over the classical one. This result is employed to elucidate features of the distribution of entanglement during a dynamical evolution. It also helps to relate all monogamous instances of EOF to the Squashed Entanglement, an always monogamous entanglement measure.
Castelano L. K.
Cornelio Marcio F.
de Oliveira Mendes Cl.
Fanchini Felipe Fernandes
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