arXiv:1001.5453 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
Bound on distributed entanglement
Jeong San Kim, Soojoon Lee
Abstract
Using the convex-roof extended negativity and the negativity of assistance as quantifications of bipartite entanglement, we consider the possible remotely-distributed entanglement. For two pure states $\ketϕ_{AB}$ and $\ketψ_{CD}$ on bipartite systems $AB$ and $CD$, we first show that the possible amount of entanglement remotely distributed on the system $AC$ by joint measurement on the system $BD$ is not less than the product of two amounts of entanglement for the states $\ketϕ_{AB}$ and $\ketψ_{CD}$ in two-qubit and two-qutrit systems. We also provide some sufficient conditions, for which the result can be generalized into higher-dimensional quantum systems.