Measurements, quantum discord, and parity in spin-1 systems

R. Rossignoli, J. M. Matera, and N. Canosa
Phys. Rev. A 86, 022104 – Published 3 August 2012

Abstract

We consider the evaluation of the quantum discord and other related measures of quantum correlations in a system formed by a spin-1 and a complementary spin system. A characterization of general projective measurements in such system in terms of spin averages is thereby introduced, which allows one to easily visualize their deviation from standard spin measurements. It is shown that the measurement optimizing these measures corresponds in general to a nonspin measurement. The important case of states that commute with the total Sz spin-parity is discussed in detail, and the general stationary measurements for such states (parity preserving measurements) are identified. Numerical and analytical results for the quantum discord, the geometric discord, and the one way information deficit in the relevant case of a mixture of two aligned spin-1 states are also presented.

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  • Received 7 April 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.022104

©2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

R. Rossignoli, J. M. Matera, and N. Canosa

  • Departamento de Física-IFLP, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, C.C. 67, La Plata (1900), Argentina

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Vol. 86, Iss. 2 — August 2012

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