Asymptotic Manipulations of Entanglement Can Exhibit Genuine Irreversibility

Michał Horodecki, Paweł Horodecki, and Ryszard Horodecki
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4260 – Published 8 May 2000; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5844 (2001)
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Abstract

It is commonly believed that distillation of entanglement can be, in general, irreversible. Perhaps the strongest evidence is constituted by the existence of the bound entangled states. However, even a single example of state exhibiting this irreversibility has not been found so far. We show that for a family of states the process of distillation of entanglement is truly irreversible. These states have a nonzero amount of bound entanglement and, at most, a very small amount of free entanglement.

  • Received 21 December 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4260

©2000 American Physical Society

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Erratum: Asymptotic Manipulations of Entanglement Can Exhibit Genuine Irreversibility [Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4260 (2000)]

Michał Horodecki, Paweł Horodecki, and Ryszard Horodecki
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5844 (2001)

Authors & Affiliations

Michał Horodecki1, Paweł Horodecki2, and Ryszard Horodecki1

  • 1Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
  • 2Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Technical University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

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Vol. 84, Iss. 19 — 8 May 2000

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