Geometric measure of quantum entanglement for multipartite mixed states
Shenglong Hu, Liqun Qi, Yisheng Song +1 more
The geometric measure of quantum entanglement of a pure state, defined by its distance to the set of pure separable states, is extended to multipartite mixed states. We characterize the nearest disentangled mixed state to a given mixed state with respect to the geometric measure by means of a system of equations. The entanglement eigenvalue for a mixed state is introduced. And we show that, for a given mixed state, its nearest disentangled mixed state is associated with its entanglement eigenvalue. Two numerical examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
International Journal of Software and Informatics•Jan 1, 2014•3 citations