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Approximating Quantum States with Positive Partial Transposes in Multipartite System via Linearized Proximal Alternative Direction Method of Multipliers

Mathematical Physics 2025-09-24 v1 math.MP

Abstract

Numerical approximation of quantum states via convex combinations of states with positive partial transposes (bi-PPT state) in multipartite systems constitutes a fundamental challenge in quantum information science. We reformulate this problem as a linearly constrained optimization problem. An approximate model is constructed through an auxiliary variable and a suitable penalty parameter, balancing constraint violation and approximation error. To slove the approximate model, we design a Linearized Proximal Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (LPADMM), proving its convergence under a prescribed inequality condition on regularization parameters. The algorithm achieves an iteration complexity of O(1/ϵ2)O(1/\epsilon^2) for attaining ϵ\epsilon-stationary solutions. Numerical validation on diverse quantum systems, including three-qubit W/GHZ states and five-partite GHZ and multiGHZ states with noises, confirms high-quality bi-PPT approximations and decomposability certification, demonstrating the utility of our method for quantum information applications.

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@article{arxiv.2509.19066,
  title  = {Approximating Quantum States with Positive Partial Transposes in Multipartite System via Linearized Proximal Alternative Direction Method of Multipliers},
  author = {Jingwen Fan and Deren Han and Lin Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.19066},
  year   = {2025}
}

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23 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables