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Communications in Theoretical Physics

Quantum Discord in any Mixture of Two Bi-Qubit Arbitrary Product States

Sheng-Fang Wang, Yimin Liu, Guofeng Li, Xiansong Liu, Zhanjun Zhang

Published Dec 1, 2013• 2 citations
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Abstract

Quantum discord in any mixture of two bi-qubit arbitrary product states is studied with two different approaches. In the first approach the maximal classical correlations are obtained via numerical computations, while in the second approach they are analytically derived. Quantum correlations captured with both approaches completely coincide, as is in accord with the conclusion of Cen et al. [Phys. Rev. A 83 (2011) 054101]. The symmetry reduction of the concerned states concerning quantum correlations is accomplished. The captured discords are amply analyzed so that some inherent distinct properties are revealed.

DOI
10.1088/0253-6102/60/6/06

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Quantum discord is a measure of quantum correlation beyond entanglement. Computing quantum discord for simple quantum states is a basic problem. An analytical formula of quantum discord for two-qubit XXX states is first claimed in [Ali, Rau, and Alber, Phys. Rev. A 81, 042105 (2010)], but later found to be not always correct. I observe numerically that the formula is valid with worst-case absolute error 0.0021. For symmetric two-qubit XXX states, I give a counterexample to the analytical formula derived in [F. F. Fanchini et al., Phys. Rev. A 81, 052107 (2010)], but observe that the formula is valid with worst-case absolute error 0.0006. The formula has been used in many research papers. The results in all these works are approximately correct, even if they may not be exactly correct.