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An algebraic approach to the study of multipartite entanglement

Quantum Physics 2013-07-17 v2

Abstract

A simple algebraic approach to the study of multipartite entanglement for pure states is introduced together with a class of suitable functionals able to detect entanglement. On this basis, some known results are reproduced. Indeed, by investigating the properties of the introduced functionals, it is shown that a subset of such class is strictly connected to the purity. Moreover, a direct and basic solution to the problem of the simultaneous maximization of three appropriate functionals for three-qubit states is provided, confirming that the simultaneous maximization of the entanglement for all possible bipartitions is compatible only with the structure of GHZ-states.

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@article{arxiv.1204.2227,
  title  = {An algebraic approach to the study of multipartite entanglement},
  author = {S. Di Martino and B. Militello and A. Messina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.2227},
  year   = {2013}
}