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Considering pure quantum states, entanglement concentration is the procedure where from $N$ copies of a partially entangled state, a single state with higher entanglement can be obtained. Getting a maximally entangled state is possible for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-12 L. Palma Torres , M. A. Solís-Prosser , O. Jiménez , E. S. Gómez , A. Delgado

We show that the entanglement of a $2\times 2$ bipartite state can be improved and maximized probabilistically through single-qubit operations only. An experiment is proposed and it is numerically simulated.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-25 X. -B. Wang , Z. -W. Yu , J. -Z. Hu , F. Nori

In quantum operations, probabilities characterise both the degree of the success of a state transformation and, as density operator eigenvalues, the degree of mixedness of the final state. We give a unified treatment of pure-to-pure state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Anthony Chefles

A multiparticle quantum superposition state has been generated by a novel phase-selective parametric amplifier of an entangled two-photon state. This realization is expected to open a new field of investigations on the persistence of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Francesco De Martini , Giovanni Di Giuseppe

When an entangled state is transformed into another one with probability one by local operations and classical communication, the quantity of entanglement decreases. This letter shows that entanglement lost in the manipulation can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Fumiaki Morikoshi

The availability of certain entangled resource states (catalyst states) can enhance the rate of converting several less entangled states into fewer highly entangled states in a process known as catalytic entanglement concentration (EC).…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-19 Hemant Sharma , Aleksandr Mokeev , Jonas Helsen , Johannes Borregaard

Motivated by the desire to better understand the class of quantum operations on bipartite systems that preserve positivity of partial transpose (PPT operations) and its relation to the class LOCC (local operations and classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-10-26 William Matthews , Andreas Winter

Quantum catalysis, the ability to enable previously impossible transformations by using auxiliary systems without degrading them, has emerged as a powerful tool in various resource theories. Although catalytically enabled state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-25 Patryk Lipka-Bartosik , Kamil Korzekwa

We show how entanglement can be used, without being consumed, to accomplish unitary operations that could not be performed with out it. When applied to infinitesimal transformations our method makes equivalent, in the sense of Hamiltonian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Vidal , J. I. Cirac

Catalysts open up new reaction pathways that can speed up chemical reactions while not consuming the catalyst. A similar phenomenon has been discovered in quantum information science, where physical transformations become possible by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Patryk Lipka-Bartosik , Henrik Wilming , Nelly H. Y. Ng

Quantum teleportation is the process of transferring quantum information using classical communication and pre-shared entanglement. This process can benefit from the use of catalysts, which are ancillary entangled states that can enhance…

In quantum information and computation, a central challenge is to determine which quantum states can be transformed into one another under restricted sets of free operations. While many transformations are impossible directly, catalytic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-02 Máté Weisz , Sergii Strelchuk

There has been much discussion recently regarding entanglement transformations in terms of local filtering operations and whether the optimal entanglement for an arbitrary two-qubit state could be realised. We introduce an experimentally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. T. Thew , W. J. Munro

Quantum catalysts enable transformations that otherwise would be forbidden, offering a pathway to surpass conventional limits in quantum information processing. Among them, embezzling catalysts stand out for achieving near-perfect…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-31 Haitao Ma , Yantong Li , Yingchun Kang , Bing Yu , Junjing Xing , Zhaobing Fan , Yunlong Xiao

Entanglement is among the most fundamental-and at the same time puzzling-properties of quantum physics. Its modern description relies on a resource-theoretical approach, which treats entangled systems as a means to enable or accelerate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-24 Serge Deside , Matthieu Arnhem , Célia Griffet , Nicolas J. Cerf

By the topological argument that the identity matrix is surrounded by a set of separable states follows the result that if a system is entangled at thermal equilibrium for some temperature, then it presents a phase transition (PT) where…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-08-27 Daniel Cavalcanti , Fernando G. S. L. Brandao , Marcelo O. Terra Cunha

Entanglement is an important resource that allows quantum technologies to go beyond the classically possible. There are many ways quantum systems can be entangled, ranging from the archetypal two-qubit case to more exotic scenarios of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-27 Nicolai Friis , Giuseppe Vitagliano , Mehul Malik , Marcus Huber

A bipartite multiphoton entangled state is created through stimulated parametric down-conversion of strong laser pulses in a nonlinear crystal. It is shown how detectors that do not resolve photon number can be used to analyze such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. S. Eisenberg , G. Khoury , G. A. Durkin , C. Simon , D. Bouwmeester

The use of ancillary quantum systems known as catalysts is known to be able to enhance the capabilities of entanglement transformations under local operations and classical communication. However, the limits of these advantages have not…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-06 Ludovico Lami , Bartosz Regula , Alexander Streltsov

Entanglement is a key quantum resource in various quantum protocols, with a rich set of laws governing its manipulation. In this context, catalysis refers to the possibility of an auxiliary state that enables a previously forbidden…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Ray Ganardi