arXiv:quant-ph/0309186

On the one-particle reduced density matrices of a pure three-qutrit quantum state

Atsushi Higuchi

Published Sep 25, 2003• 12 citations

Abstract

We present a necessary and sufficient condition for three qutrit density matrices to be the one-particle reduced density matrices of a pure three-qutrit quantum state. The condition consists of seven classes of inequalities satisfied by the eigenvalues of these matrices. One of them is a generalization of a known inequality for the qubit case. Some of these inequalities are proved algebraically whereas the proof of the others uses the fact that a continuous function of the state must have a minimum. Construction of states satisfying these inequalities relies on a representation of the convex set of the allowed set of eigenvalues in terms of corner points. We also present a result for a more general quantum system concerning the nature of the boundary surface of the set of the allowed set of eigenvalues.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0309186

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