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arXiv:1306.3363

Calculation of the quantum discord in many-qubit systems

Andrey Yu. Chernyavskiy, Serge I. Doronin, Edward B. Fel’dman

Published Jun 14, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

For the first time, we compute the quantum discord in bipartite systems containing up to nine qubits. An analytical expression is obtained for the discord in a bipartite system with three qubits. The dependence of the discord on the temperature and the structural parameter of the model is studied.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1306.3363

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