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arXiv:0710.2868 · Physical Review A

Maximally multipartite entangled states

Paolo Facchi A, Giuseppe Florio, Giorgio Parisi A, Saverio Pascazio

Published Jun 11, 2008• 176 citations
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Abstract

We introduce the notion of maximally multipartite entangled states of $n$ qubits as a generalization of the bipartite case. These pure states have a bipartite entanglement that does not depend on the bipartition and is maximal for all possible bipartitions. They are solutions of a minimization problem. Examples for small $n$ are investigated, both analytically and numerically.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.77.060304

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