Invariants for a Class of Nongeneric Three-qubit States
Bao-zhi Sun A, Shao-Ming Fei
Abstract
We investigate the equivalence of quantum states under local unitary transformations. A complete set of invariants under local unitary transformations is presented for a class of non-generic three-qubit mixed states. It is shown that two such states in this class are locally equivalent if and only if all these invariants have equal values for them. PACS numbers: 03.67.-a, 02.20.Hj, 03.65.-w Key words: Invariant, quantum state, local unitary transformation Quantum entangled states are playing very important roles in quantum information processing and quantum computation [1]. As the properties of entanglement of a multipartite quantum system remain invariant under local unitary transformations on the subsystems, the entanglement can be characterized by all the invariants of the local unitary transformations. The trace norms of realigned or partial transposed density matrices in entanglement measure and separability criteria are some of these invariants [2]. Invariants are also relevant in the discussions of Bell inequalities [3, 4] and teleportation, etc. [5]. A complete