Motivated by the Kronecker product approximation technique, we have developed a very simple method to assess the inseparability of bipartite quantum systems, which is based on a realigned matrix co...
Motivated by the Kronecker product approximation technique, we have developed a very simple method to assess the inseparability of bipartite quantum systems, which is based on a realigned matrix constructed from the density matrix. For any separable state, the sum of the singular values of the matrix should be less than or equal to 1. This condition provides a very simple, computable necessary criterion for separability, and shows powerful ability to identify most bound entangled states discussed in the literature. As a byproduct of the criterion, we give an estimate for the degree of entanglement of the quantum state.
Inseparability criteria for continuous and discrete bipartite quantum states based on moments of annihilation and creation operators are studied by developing the idea of Shchukin-Vogel criterion [Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 230502 (2005)]. If a state is separable, then the corresponding matrix of moments is separable too. Thus, we derive generalized criteria based on the separability properties of the matrix of moments. In particular, a criterion based on realignment of moments in the matrix is proposed as an analog of the standard realignment criterion for density matrices. Other inseparability inequalities are obtained by applying positive maps to the matrix of moments. Usefulness of the Shchukin-Vogel criterion to describe bipartite-entanglement of more than two modes is demonstrated: we obtain various three-mode inseparability criteria, including some previously known ones, which were originally derived from the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.
Entanglement detection is an important problem in quantum information theory because quantum entanglement is a key resource in quantum information processing. Realignment criterion is a powerful tool for the detection of entangled states in bipartite and multipartite quantum systems. It works well not only for negative-partial-transpose entangled states (NPTESs) but also for positive-partial-transpose entangled states (PPTESs). Since the matrix corresponding to the realignment map is indefinite, the experimental implementation of the map is an obscure task. In this work, first, we approximate the realignment map to a positive map using the method of structural physical approximation, and then we show that the structural physical approximation of the realignment map (SPA-R) is completely positive. Positivity of the constructed map is characterized using moments which can be physically measured. Next, we develop a separability criterion based on our SPA-R map in the form of an inequality and show that the developed criterion not only detect NPTESs but also PPTESs. Further, we show that for a special class of states called Schmidt-symmetric states, the SPA-R separability criteria reduce to the original form of the realignment criteria. We provide some examples to support the results obtained. Moreover, we analyze the error that may occur because of approximating the realignment map.