Separable Multipartite Mixed States: Operational Asymptotically Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

Fernando G. S. L. Brandão and Reinaldo O. Vianna
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 220503 – Published 24 November 2004

Abstract

We introduce an operational procedure to determine, with arbitrary probability and accuracy, optimal entanglement witnesses for every multipartite entangled state. This method provides an operational criterion for separability which is asymptotically necessary and sufficient. Our results are also generalized to detect all different types of multipartite entanglement.

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  • Received 12 May 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.220503

©2004 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Fernando G. S. L. Brandão* and Reinaldo O. Vianna

  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais—Departamento de Física, Caixa Postal 702, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 30.123-970

  • *Electronic address: fgslb@ufmg.br
  • Electronic address: reinaldo@fisica.ufmg.br

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Vol. 93, Iss. 22 — 26 November 2004

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