Counterfactual entanglement and nonlocal correlations in separable states
Quantum Physics
2016-09-08 v1
Abstract
It is shown that the outcomes of measurements on systems in separable mixed states can be partitioned, via subsequent measurements on a disentangled extraneous system, into subensembles that display the statistics of entangled states. This motivates the introduction of the concept of "counterfactual" entanglement, which can be associated with all separable mixed states including those that are factorable. This type of entanglement gives rise to a new kind of postselection-induced Bell inequality violation. The significance of counterfactual entanglement, and its physical implications, are assessed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9907109,
title = {Counterfactual entanglement and nonlocal correlations in separable states},
author = {Oliver Cohen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9907109},
year = {2016}
}