Published 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Are general quantum correlations monogamous?

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik III, Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf (Germany)
  • 2. School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Institute for Quantum Computing and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo (Canada)

Description

Quantum entanglement and quantum non-locality are known to exhibit monogamy; that is, they obey strong constraints on how they can be distributed among multipartite systems. Quantum correlations that comprise and go beyond entanglement are quantified by, e.g., quantum discord. It was observed recently that for some states quantum discord is not monogamous. We prove, in general, that any measure of correlations that is monogamous for all states and satisfies reasonable basic properties must vanish for all separable states: only entanglement measures can be strictly monogamous. Monogamy of other than entanglement measures can still be satisfied for special, restricted cases: we prove that the geometric measure of discord satisfies the monogamy inequality on all pure states of three qubits.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Hannover 2013 issue
Series
Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 48(4)
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
DPG Spring meeting 2013 of the atomic, molecular, plasma physics and quantum optics section (SAMOP) consisting of the divisions atomic physics, mass spectrometry, molecular physics, quantum optics and photonics
Dates
18-22 Mar 2013
Place
Hannover (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
46049177
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CORRELATIONS; GEOMETRY; MEASURE THEORY; PURE STATES; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUBITS
Descriptors DEC
INFORMATION; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM STATES

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Session: Q 46.1 Do 11:00; No further information available