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arXiv:1404.6176 · International Journal of Quantum Information

Multipartite entanglement and few-body Hamiltonians

Francesco Vincenzo Pepe

Published Mar 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

We investigate the possibility to obtain higly multipartite-entangled states as non-degenerate eigenstates of Hamiltonians that involve only short-range and few-body interactions. We study small-size systems (with a number of qubits ranging from three to five) and search for Hamiltonians with a maximally multipartite entangled state (MMES) as a non-degenerate eigenstate. We then find conditions, including bounds on the number of coupled qubits, to build a Hamiltonian with a Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) state as a non-degenerate eigenstate. We finally comment on possible applications.

DOI
10.1142/s0219749914610036

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