Thermodynamics and the Measure of Entanglement
Quantum Physics
2009-10-30 v2
Abstract
We point out formal correspondences between thermodynamics and entanglement. By applying them to previous work, we show that entropy of entanglement is the unique measure of entanglement for pure states.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9610044,
title = {Thermodynamics and the Measure of Entanglement},
author = {Sandu Popescu and Daniel Rohrlich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9610044},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages, RevTeX; edited for clarity, additional references, to appear as a Rapid Communication in Phys. Rev. A