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Physica Scripta

Thermal localizable entanglement in a simple multipartite system

Daniele Teresi, Anna Napoli, ANTONINO MESSINA

Published Jul 1, 2009• 1 citation
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Abstract

The quantum correlations present in a system of three coupled spins 12 in a thermal state are investigated. Localizable entanglement, as well as concurrence function, is exactly evaluated. The results obtained show the existence of a temperature range corresponding to which it is impossible to localize entanglement.
DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/2009/t135/014038

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