Correlation measures in bipartite states and entanglement irreversibility

Shengjun Wu
Phys. Rev. A 86, 012329 – Published 26 July 2012

Abstract

We derive quantitative relations among several naturally defined measures of classical and nonclassical correlations in a bipartite quantum state. We also obtain an upper bound of entanglement irreversibility and a sufficient condition for reversible entanglement. The additivity of entanglement of formation is directly related to the additivity of quantum discord as well as a certain measure of classical correlation.

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  • Received 24 November 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.012329

©2012 American Physical Society

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Shengjun Wu

  • Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China and Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

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Vol. 86, Iss. 1 — July 2012

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