arXiv:1210.8309 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
Quantum discord of Bell cat states under amplitude damping
Mohammed Daoud A, R. Ahl Laamara
Abstract
The evolution of pairwise quantum correlations of Bell cat states under amplitude damping is examined using the concept of quantum discord which goes beyond entanglement. A closed expression of the quantum discord is explicitly derived. We used the Koashi–Winter relation, a relation which facilitates the optimization process of the conditional entropy. We also discuss the temporal evolution of bipartite quantum correlations under a dephasing channel and compare the behaviors of quantum discord and entanglement whose properties are characterized through the concurrence.