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Three-tangle for mixtures of generalized GHZ and generalized W states

Quantum Physics 2009-01-06 v1

Abstract

We give a complete solution for the three-tangle of mixed three-qubit states composed of a generalized GHZ state, a|000>+b|111>, and a generalized W state, c|001>+d|010>+f|100>. Using the methods introduced by Lohmayer et al. we provide explicit expressions for the mixed-state three-tangle and the corresponding optimal decompositions for this more general case. Moreover, as a special case we obtain a general solution for a family of states consisting of a generalized GHZ state and an orthogonal product state.

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@article{arxiv.0711.4477,
  title  = {Three-tangle for mixtures of generalized GHZ and generalized W states},
  author = {Christopher Eltschka and Andreas Osterloh and Jens Siewert and Armin Uhlmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.4477},
  year   = {2009}
}