Monday, March 19, 2012

1203.3711 (J. Tura et al.)

Four-qubit PPT entangled symmetric states    [PDF]

J. Tura, R. Augusiak, P. Hyllus, M. Kuś, J. Samsonowicz, M. Lewenstein
We solve an open question of the existence of four-qubit entangled symmetric states with positive partial transpositions (PPT states). We reach this goal with two different approaches. First, we propose a half-analytical-half-numerical method that allows to construct multipartite PPT entangled symmetric states (PPTESS) from the qubit-qudit PPT entangled states. Second, we adapt the algorithm allowing to search for extremal elements in the convex set of bipartite PPT states [J. M. Leinaas, J. Myrheim, and E. Ovrum, Phys. Rev. A 76, 034304 (2007)] to the multipartite scenario. With its aid we search for extremal four-qubit PPTESS and show that generically they have ranks (5,7,8). Finally, we provide an exhaustive characterization of these states with respect to their separability properties.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.3711

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