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How often is a random quantum state k-entangled?

Quantum Physics 2011-04-20 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The set of trace preserving, positive maps acting on density matrices of size d forms a convex body. We investigate its nested subsets consisting of k-positive maps, where k=2,...,d. Working with the measure induced by the Hilbert-Schmidt distance we derive asymptotically tight bounds for the volumes of these sets. Our results strongly suggest that the inner set of (k+1)-positive maps forms a small fraction of the outer set of k-positive maps. These results are related to analogous bounds for the relative volume of the sets of k-entangled states describing a bipartite d X d system.

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@article{arxiv.1010.1485,
  title  = {How often is a random quantum state k-entangled?},
  author = {Stanislaw J. Szarek and Elisabeth Werner and Karol Zyczkowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.1485},
  year   = {2011}
}

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19 pages in latex, 1 figure included

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