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