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arXiv:0908.3467 · Physical Review A

Estimating multipartite entanglement measures

Andreas Osterloh, Philipp Hyllus

Published Feb 9, 2010• 19 citations
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Abstract

We investigate the lower bound obtained from experimental data of a quantum state $\ensuremath{\rho}$, as proposed independently by O. G\"uhne et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 110502 (2007)] and J. Eisert et al. [New J. Phys. 9, 46 (2007)], and apply it to mixed states of three qubits. The measure we consider is the convex-roof extended three-tangle. Our findings highlight an intimate relation to lower bounds obtained recently from so-called characteristic curves of a given entanglement measure. We apply the bounds to estimate the three-tangle present in recently performed experiments aimed at producing a three-qubit Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) state. A nonvanishing lower bound is obtained if the GHZ fidelity of the produced states is larger than $3/4$.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.81.022307

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An algorithm is proposed that serves to handle full-rank density matrices when coming from a lower-rank method to compute the convex roof. This is in order to calculate an upper bound for any polynomial SL-invariant multipartite entanglement measure EEE. This study exemplifies how this algorithm works based on a method for calculating convex roofs of rank-2 density matrices. It iteratively considers the decompositions of the density matrix into two states each, exploiting the knowledge for the rank-2 case. The algorithm is therefore quasiexact as far as the rank-2 case is concerned, and it also hints where it should include more states in the decomposition of the density matrix. Focusing on the measure of three-way entanglement of qubits (called three-tangle), I show the results the algorithm gives for two states, one of which is the Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger--Werner (GHZ-WWW) state, for which the exact convex roof is known. It overestimates the three-tangle in the state, thereby giving insight into the optimal decomposition the GHZ-WWW state has. As a proof of principle, I have run the algorithm for the three-tangle on the transverse quantum Ising model. I give qualitative and quantitative arguments why the convex roof should be close to the upper bound found here.
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We provide a complete analysis of mixed three-qubit states composed of a Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state and a W state orthogonal to the former. We present optimal decompositions and convex roofs for the three-tangle. Further, we provide an analytical method to decide whether or not an arbitrary rank-2 state of three qubits has vanishing three-tangle. These results highlight intriguing differences compared to the properties of two-qubit mixed states, and may serve as a quantitative reference for future studies of entanglement in multipartite mixed states. By studying the Coffman-Kundu-Wootters inequality we find that, while the amounts of inequivalent entanglement types strictly add up for pure states, this "monogamy" can be lifted for mixed states by virtue of vanishing tangle measures.
I calculate the mixed three-tangle ${\ensuremath{\tau}}_{3}[\ensuremath{\rho}]$ for the reduced density matrices of the four-qubit representant states found in Phys. Rev. A 65, 052112 (2002). In most of the cases, the convex roof is obtained, except for one class, where I provide with an upper bound, which is assumed to be very close to the convex roof. I compare with results published in Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 110501 (2014). Since the method applied there usually results in higher values for the upper bound, in certain cases it can be understood that the convex roof is obtained exactly, namely, when the zero-polytope where ${\ensuremath{\tau}}_{3}$ vanishes shrinks to a single point.
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