Published 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

A quick and easy test for deciding entanglement status of an N-qubit pure quantum state

  • 1. Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule University of Pune, Pune (India)

Description

We develop a simple criterion in terms of a necessary-sufficient condition (NS condition) for deciding separability of an arbitrary n-qubit pure quantum state. This NS condition provides a quick and easy test procedure to determine the entanglement status of a pure quantum state. We normalize the given quantum state and using this normalized state we can easily build a simplest system of equations containing trigonometric functions by making use of the well known Bloch Sphere representation for single qubit states and check whether or not this system of equations is consistent. According to proposed NS condition the given pure quantum state is separable (entangled) if and only if the above mentioned system of equations is consistent (inconsistent). We build this system of equations by equating the coefficients of computational basis states in the superposition representing the given pure quantum state with certain products of trigonometric functions obtained using standard Bloch Sphere representation for single qubit states. To establish separability of given state one requires to find a valid solution of the above mentioned system of equations but entanglement on the other hand follows when any two equations in this system of equations are mutually inconsistent. Thus, entanglement of the state can follow easily if one succeeds in finding any two mutually inconsistent equations in the above mentioned system of equations.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Bulgarian Journal of Physics (Print)
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 001-006
ISSN
1310-0157

INIS

Country of Publication
Bulgaria
Country of Input or Organization
Bulgaria
INIS RN
49039517
Subject category
S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
Descriptors DEI
EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM STATES; QUBITS
Descriptors DEC
INFORMATION; QUANTUM INFORMATION

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