Inseparable Two Spin- 12 Density Matrices Can Be Distilled to a Singlet Form

Michał Horodecki, Paweł Horodecki, and Ryszard Horodecki
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 574 – Published 27 January 1997
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Abstract

A quantum system is called inseparable if its density matrix cannot be written as a mixture of product states. In this Letter we apply the separability criterion, local filtering, and Bennett et al. distillation protocol [Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 722 (1996)] to show that any inseparable 2×2 system represents the entanglement which, however small, can be distilled to a singlet form.

  • Received 11 July 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.574

©1997 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Michał Horodecki

  • Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

Paweł Horodecki

  • Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Technical University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

Ryszard Horodecki

  • Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

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Vol. 78, Iss. 4 — 27 January 1997

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