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arXiv:2102.00312 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Entanglement in bipartite quantum systems: Euclidean volume ratios and detectability by Bell inequalities

Alexander Sauer, József Zsolt Bernád, H J Moreno, G. Alber

Published Oct 28, 2021• 7 citations
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Abstract

Abstract Euclidean volume ratios between quantum states with positive partial transpose and all quantum states in bipartite systems are investigated. These ratios allow a quantitative exploration of the typicality of entanglement and of its detectability by Bell inequalities. For this purpose a new numerical approach is developed. It is based on the Peres–Horodecki criterion, on a characterization of the convex set of quantum states by inequalities resulting from Newton identities and from Descartes’ rule of signs, and on a numerical approach involving the multiphase Monte Carlo method and the hit-and-run algorithm. This approach confirms not only recent analytical and numerical results on two-qubit, qubit-qutrit, and qubit-four-level qudit states but also allows for a numerically reliable numerical treatment of so far unexplored qutrit–qutrit states. Based on this numerical approach with the help of the Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality and the Collins–Gisin inequality the degree of detectability of entanglement is investigated for two-qubit quantum states. It is investigated quantitatively to which extent a combined test of both Bell inequalities can increase the detectability of entanglement beyond what is achievable by each of these inequalities separately.

DOI
10.1088/1751-8121/ac3469

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Abstract Euclidean volume ratios between quantum states with positive partial transpose and all quantum states in bipartite systems are investigated. These ratios allow a quantitative exploration of the typicality of entanglement and of its detectability by Bell inequalities. For this purpose a new numerical approach is developed. It is based on the Peres–Horodecki criterion, on a characterization of the convex set of quantum states by inequalities resulting from Newton identities and from Descartes’ rule of signs, and on a numerical approach involving the multiphase Monte Carlo method and the hit-and-run algorithm. This approach confirms not only recent analytical and numerical results on two-qubit, qubit-qutrit, and qubit-four-level qudit states but also allows for a numerically reliable numerical treatment of so far unexplored qutrit–qutrit states. Based on this numerical approach with the help of the Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality and the Collins–Gisin inequality the degree of detectability of entanglement is investigated for two-qubit quantum states. It is investigated quantitatively to which extent a combined test of both Bell inequalities can increase the detectability of entanglement beyond what is achievable by each of these inequalities separately.
Euclidean volume ratios characterizing the typicality of entangled and separable states are investigated for two-qubit and qubit-qutrit quantum states. For this purpose a new numerical approach is developed. It is based on the Peres-Horodecki criterion, on a characterization of the convex set of quantum states by inequalities resulting from Newton identities and Descartes' rule of signs and on combining this characterization with standard and Multiphase Monte Carlo algorithms. Our approach confirms not only recent results on two-qubit states but also allows for a numerically reliable numerical treatment of so far unexplored special classes of two-qubit and qubit-qutrit states. However, our results also hint at the limits of efficiency of our numerical Monte Carlo approaches which is already marked by the most general qubit-qutrit states forming a convex set in a linear manifold of thirtyfive dimensions.
Quantitative characterization of different entanglement detection criteria for bipartite systems is presented. We review the implication sequence of these criteria and then numerically estimate volume ratios between criteria nonviolating quantum states and all quantum states. The numerical approach is based on the hit-and-run algorithm, which is applied to the convex set of all quantum states embedded into a Euclidean vector space of the Hilbert-Schmidt inner product. We demonstrate that reduction, majorization, and the R\'enyi-entropy-based criteria are very ineffective compared to the positive partial transpose. In the case of the R\'enyi-entropy-based criterion, we show that the ratio of detectable entanglement increases with the order of the R\'enyi entropy.
A new geometric representation of qubit and qutrit states based on probability simplexes is used to describe the separability and entanglement properties of density matrices of two qubits. The Peres-Horodecki positive partial transpose (ppt) -criterion and the concurrence inequalities are formulated as the conditions that the introduced probability distributions must satisfy to present entanglement. A four-level system, where one or two states are inaccessible, is considered as an example of applying the elaborated probability approach in an explicit form. The areas of three Triadas of Malevich's squares for entangled states of two qubits are defined through the qutrit state, and the critical values of the sum of their areas are calculated. We always find an interval for the sum of the square areas, which provides the possibility for an experimental checkup of the entanglement of the system in terms of the probabilities.
We compare the classification as entangled or separable of Bell diagonal bipartite qudits with positive partial transposition (PPT) and their properties for different dimensions. For dimension [Formula: see text], a form of entanglement exists that is hard to detect and called bound entanglement due to the fact that such entangled states cannot be used for entanglement distillation. Up to this date, no efficient solution is known to differentiate bound entangled from separable states. We address and compare this problem named separability problem for a family of bipartite Bell diagonal qudits with special algebraic and geometric structures and applications in quantum information processing tasks in different dimensions. Extending analytical and numerical methods and results for Bell diagonal qutrits ([Formula: see text]), we successfully classify more than [Formula: see text] of representative Bell diagonal PPT states for [Formula: see text]. Via those representative states we are able to estimate the volumes of separable and bound entangled states among PPT ququarts ([Formula: see text]). We find that at least [Formula: see text] of all PPT states are separable, [Formula: see text] bound entangled and for [Formula: see text] it remains unclear whether they are separable or bound entangled. Comparing the structure of bound entangled states and their detectors, we find considerable differences in the detection capabilities for different dimensions and relate those to differences of the Euclidean geometry for qutrits ([Formula: see text]) and ququarts ([Formula: see text]). Finally, using a detailed visual analysis of the set of separable and bound entangled Bell diagonal states in both dimensions, qualitative observations are made that allow to better distinguish bound entangled from separable states.
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Entanglement detection by local measurements, which can possibly be performed by far distant observers, are of particular interest for applications in quantum key distribution and quantum communication. In this paper sufficient conditions for arbitrary dimensional bipartite entanglement detection based on correlation matrices and joint probability distributions of such local measurements are investigated. In particular, their dependence on the nature of the local measurements is explored for typical bipartite quantum states and for measurements involving local orthonormal hermitian operators bases (LOOs) or generalized measurements based on informationally complete positive operator valued measures of the recently introduced (N,M)(N,M)(N,M)-type ((N,M)(N,M)(N,M)-POVMs) \cite{NMPOVM}. It is shown that symmetry properties of (N,M)(N,M)(N,M)-POVMs imply that sufficient conditions for bipartite entanglement detection exhibit peculiar scaling properties relating different equally efficient local entanglement detection scenarios. For correlation-matrix based bipartite local entanglement detection, for example, this has the consequence that LOOs and all informationally complete (N,M)(N,M)(N,M)-POVMs are equally powerful. With the help of a hit-and-run Monte-Carlo algorithm the effectiveness of local entanglement detection of typical bipartite quantum states is explored numerically. For this purpose Euclidean volume ratios between locally detectable entangled states and all bipartite quantum states are determined.