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Absorption capacity of separable noise: Bell-mixing thresholds on separability and teleportation

Quantum Physics 2026-06-30 v1

Abstract

We study Bell-mixing lines ρλ=λΦ++(1λ)σ\rho_\lambda=\lambda\Phi^+ +(1-\lambda)\sigma, where Φ+\Phi^+ is a fixed Bell reference and σ\sigma is a separable two-qubit noise state. Along this line there are two operational crossings: the state becomes entangled, and it reaches quantum teleportation advantage over classical strategies. We package these crossings as capacities of the noise state. The entanglement absorption capacity Cabs(σ)C_{\rm abs}(\sigma) is the largest amount of Bell reference that σ\sigma can absorb while the partial transpose remains positive. The fidelity absorption capacity CF(σ)C_F(\sigma) is the largest amount of Bell reference that σ\sigma can absorb while keeping the maximal teleportation fidelity at or below the classical bound 2/32/3. The thresholds corresponding to the two crossing points are obtained from the same M\"obius map, λ=Cabs/(1+Cabs)\lambda_* = C_{\rm abs}/(1+C_{\rm abs}) and λF=CF/(1+CF)\lambda_F = C_F/(1+C_F). We derive closed-form capacities and thresholds for product noise states and separable complex XX noise states. For product noise, CabsC_{\rm abs} depends only on local marginal purities, while CFC_F also depends on orientation relative to the maximally entangled reference. For XX noise states, both capacities are explicit in all four Bell frames. We also study three extensions: arbitrary pure-state references, the evolution of XX noise states and their capacities under local amplitude-damping and dephasing channels, and decomposition certificates that give lower bounds on the capacities, hence on the thresholds, for general separable noise.

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@article{arxiv.2606.31243,
  title  = {Absorption capacity of separable noise: Bell-mixing thresholds on separability and teleportation},
  author = {Xuan Du Trinh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.31243},
  year   = {2026}
}