A new probability measure for the quantification of entanglement of pure states is introduced. Numerical computations indicate that the derived measure is equal to concurrence, up to the precision of the computer program used. Hence it also provides a physical interpretation for concurrence.
Quantum entanglement is a crucial resource in quantum information processing, advancing quantum technologies. The greater the uncertainty in subsystems' pure states, the stronger the quantum entanglement between them. From the dual form of q-concurrence (q≥2) we introduce the total concurrence. A bona fide measure of quantum entanglement is introduced, the Cqt-concurrence (q≥2), which is based on the total concurrence. Analytical lower bounds for the Cqt-concurrence are derived. In addition, an analytical expression is derived for the Cqt-concurrence in the cases of isotropic and Werner states. Furthermore, the monogamy relations that the Cqt-concurrence satisfies for qubit systems are examined. Additionally, based on the parameterized α-concurrence and its complementary dual, the Cαt-concurrence (0≤α≤21) is also proposed.
Since entanglement is not an observable per se, measuring its value in practice is a difficult task. Here we propose a protocol for quantifying a particular entanglement measure, namely, concurrence, of an arbitrary two-qubit pure state via a single fixed measurement setup by exploiting so-called weak measurements and the associated weak values together with the properties of the Laguerre-Gaussian modes. The virtue of our technique is that it is generally applicable for all two-qubit systems and does not involve simultaneous copies of the entangled state. We also propose an explicit optical implementation of the protocol.
Interaction with environment may lead to the transition of quantum system from pure state to the mixed one. In this case, the problem of definition of entanglement may arise. In particular, quantitative measure of entanglement concurrence is introduced differently for pure and mixed states. To solve this problem, alternative definition of concurrence of mixed states is introduced in present work. In particular, concurrence of mixed states is determined as an average of pure states concurrences. Averaging is carried out over the quantum ensemble, corresponding to all possible realization of random variable.
We propose an entanglement measure for pure M ⊗ N bipartite quantum states. We obtain the measure by generalizing the equivalent measure for a 2 ⊗ 2 system, via a 2 ⊗ 3 system, to the general bipartite case. The measure emphasizes the role Bell states have, both for forming the measure and for experimentally measuring the entanglement. The form of the measure is similar to the generalized concurrence. In the case of 2 ⊗ 3 systems, we prove that our measure, which is directly measurable, equals the concurrence. It is also shown that, in order to measure the entanglement, it is sufficient to measure the projections of the state onto a maximum of M ( M − 1) N ( N − 1)/2 Bell states.
Adding the maximally mixed state with some weight to the entanglement system leads to disentanglement of the latter. For each predefined entangled state there exists a minimal value of this weight for which the system loses its entanglement properties. These values were proposed to be used as a quantitative measure of entanglement called robustness [G. Vidal and R. Tarrach, Phys. Rev. A 59, 141 (1999)]. Using the concurrence, we propose the derivation of this measure for the system of two-qubit. Namely, for a two-qubit pure state, an exact expression of robustness is obtained. Finally, in the same way, the robustness of special cases of mixed two-qubit states is calculated.