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Generation of bipartite spin entanglement via spin-independent scattering

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

We consider the bipartite spin entanglement between two identical fermions generated in spin-independent scattering. We show how the spatial degrees of freedom act as ancillas for the creation of entanglement to a degree that depends on the scattering angle, θ\theta. The number of Slater determinants generated in the process is greater than 1, corresponding to genuine quantum correlations between the identical fermions. The maximal entanglement attainable of 1 ebit is reached at θ=π/2\theta=\pi/2. We also analyze a simple θ\theta dependent Bell's inequality, which is violated for π/4<θπ/2\pi/4<\theta\leq\pi/2. This phenomenon is unrelated to the symmetrization postulate but does not appear for unequal particles.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0602090,
  title  = {Generation of bipartite spin entanglement via spin-independent scattering},
  author = {Lucas Lamata and Juan Leon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0602090},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages and 3 figures. Accepted in PRA