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Entanglement structures in qubit systems

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-08-28 v3 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Using measures of entanglement such as negativity and tangles we provide a detailed analysis of entanglement structures in pure states of non-interacting qubits. The motivation for this exercise primarily comes from holographic considerations, where entanglement is inextricably linked with the emergence of geometry. We use the qubit systems as toy models to probe the internal structure, and introduce some useful measures involving entanglement negativity to quantify general features of entanglement. In particular, our analysis focuses on various constraints on the pattern of entanglement which are known to be satisfied by holographic sates, such as the saturation of Araki-Lieb inequality (in certain circumstances), and the monogamy of mutual information. We argue that even systems as simple as few non-interacting qubits can be useful laboratories to explore how the emergence of the bulk geometry may be related to quantum information principles.

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@article{arxiv.1505.03696,
  title  = {Entanglement structures in qubit systems},
  author = {Mukund Rangamani and Massimiliano Rota},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.03696},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

55 pages, 23 figures. v2: typos fixed. v3: minor clarifications. published version

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