scholarly journals Condition for zero and nonzero discord in graph Laplacian quantum states

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supriyo Dutta ◽  
Bibhas Adhikari ◽  
Subhashish Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Graph Laplacian ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Simple Graphs ◽  
Graph Theoretic ◽  
Weighted Directed Graph ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Qubit States

This work is at the interface of graph theory and quantum mechanics. Quantum correlations epitomize the usefulness of quantum mechanics. Quantum discord is an interesting facet of bipartite quantum correlations. Earlier, it was shown that every combinatorial graph corresponds to quantum states whose characteristics are reflected in the structure of the underlined graph. A number of combinatorial relations between quantum discord and simple graphs were studied. To extend the scope of these studies, we need to generalize the earlier concepts applicable to simple graphs to weighted graphs, corresponding to a diverse class of quantum states. To this effect, we determine the class of quantum states whose density matrix representation can be derived from graph Laplacian matrices associated with a weighted directed graph and call them graph Laplacian quantum states. We find the graph theoretic conditions for zero and nonzero quantum discord for these states. We apply these results on some important pure two qubit states, as well as a number of mixed quantum states, such as the Werner, Isotropic, and [Formula: see text]-states. We also consider graph Laplacian states corresponding to simple graphs as a special case.

Dynamics of Interacting Classical and Quantum Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 339-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Chruściński ◽  
Andrzej Kossakowski ◽  
Giuseppe Marmo ◽  
E. C. G. Sudarshan
Keyword(s):  
Characteristic Feature ◽  
Quantum Dynamics ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Algebra Of Observables ◽  
Classical Quantum ◽  
True Quantum

We analyze the dynamics of coupled classical and quantum systems. The main idea is to treat both systems as true quantum ones and impose a family of superselection rules which imply that the corresponding algebra of observables of one subsystem is commutative and hence may be treated as a classical one. Equivalently, one may impose a special symmetry which restricts the algebra of observables to the 'classical' subalgebra. The characteristic feature of classical-quantum dynamics is that it leaves invariant a subspace of classical-quantum states, that is, it does not create quantum correlations as measured by the quantum discord.

scholarly journals A recursive approach for geometric quantifiers of quantum correlations in multiqubit Schrödinger cat states

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (19) ◽  
pp. 1550124 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Daoud ◽  
R. Ahl Laamara ◽  
S. Seddik
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Correlation Matrices ◽  
Pairwise Correlation ◽  
Logical Qubits ◽  
Schrödinger Cat ◽  
Cat States ◽  
Qubit States ◽  
Symmetric States ◽  
Recursive Relations

A recursive approach to determine the Hilbert–Schmidt measure of pairwise quantum discord in a special class of symmetric states of k qubits is presented. We especially focus on the reduced states of k qubits obtained from a balanced superposition of symmetric n-qubit states (multiqubit Schrödinger cat states) by tracing out n-k particles (k = 2, 3, …, n-1). Two pairing schemes are considered. In the first one, the geometric discord measuring the correlation between one qubit and the parity grouping (k-1) qubits is explicitly derived. This uses recursive relations between the Fano–Bloch correlation matrices associated with subsystems comprising k, k-1, … and two particles. A detailed analysis is given for two-, three- and four-qubit systems. In the second scheme, the subsystem comprising the (k-1) qubits is mapped into a system of two logical qubits. We show that these two bipartition schemes are equivalents in evaluating the pairwise correlation in multiqubits systems. The explicit expressions of classical states presenting zero discord are derived.

THERMAL DISCORD AND NEGATIVITY IN A TWO-SPIN-QUTRIT SYSTEM UNDER DIFFERENT MAGNETIC FIELDS

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (08) ◽  
pp. 1350070 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO-JING LI ◽  
HUI-HUI JI ◽  
XI-WEN HOU
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Mixed States ◽  
Classical Correlation ◽  
Lower Temperature ◽  
Qubit States ◽  
Quantum And Classical Correlations

The characterization of quantum discord (QD) has been well understood only for two-qubit states and is little known for mixed states beyond qubits. In this work, thermal quantum discord is studied for a qutrit system in different magnetic fields, where classical correlation and entanglement negativity are calculated for comparison. It is shown that the discord is more robust against temperature than the negativity. For a suitable region of magnetic field and its direction, the discord is non-zero while the negativity is zero. When the system is at a lower temperature, these three quantities, however, display a similar behavior for the varied field and direction, and their discontinuities come from crossovers between different ground states in the system. Moreover, the inequality between the quantum and classical correlations depends upon the system parameters as well as the temperature. In particular, both correlations are equal at a suitable field, direction, and temperature. Remarkably, such an equality remains for a strong field in the antiparallel direction, while both correlations in two-qubit systems are identical for any antiparallel field and temperature. These are useful for quantum information and understanding quantum correlations in qutrit mixed states.

scholarly journals Correlations in Two-Qubit Systems under Non-Dissipative Decoherence

Axioms ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Diego G. Bussandri ◽  
Tristán M. Osán ◽  
Pedro W. Lamberti ◽  
Ana P. Majtey
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Information ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Standard Quantum ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Quantum Mutual Information ◽  
Classical Correlations ◽  
Correlation Measures ◽  
Qubit States

We built a new set of suitable measures of correlations for bipartite quantum states based upon a recently introduced theoretical framework [Bussandri et al. in Quantum Inf. Proc. 18:57, 2019]. We applied these measures to examine the behavior of correlations in two-qubit states with maximally mixed marginals independently interacting with non-dissipative decohering environments in different dynamical scenarios of physical relevance. In order to get further insight about the physical meaning of the behavior of these correlation measures we compared our results with those obtained by means of well-known correlation measures such as quantum mutual information and quantum discord. On one hand, we found that the behaviors of total and classical correlations, as assessed by means of the measures introduced in this work, are qualitatively in agreement with the behavior displayed by quantum mutual information and the measure of classical correlations typically used to calculate quantum discord. We also found that the optimization of all the measures of classical correlations depends upon a single parameter and the optimal value of this parameter turns out to be the same in all cases. On the other hand, regarding the measures of quantum correlations used in our studies, we found that in general their behavior does not follow the standard quantum discord D . As the quantification by means of standard quantum discord and the measures of quantum correlations introduced in this work depends upon the assumption that total correlations are additive, our results indicate that this property needs a deeper and systematic study in order to gain a further understanding regarding the possibility to obtain reliable quantifiers of quantum correlations within this additive scheme.

The Dynamics of Three Different Entropic Measures of Quantum Correlations in Mixed Bipartite State Coupled with Classical Environments

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Shamirzaie ◽  
Salman Khan
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Conditional Entropy ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Random Telegraph Noise ◽  
Geometric Quantum Discord ◽  
Bipartite State ◽  
Telegraph Noise ◽  
Initial States ◽  
Qubit States ◽  
Static Noise

The dynamics of three different entropic measures of quantum correlations in mixed bipartite qubit states in the presence of two different classical noises, the static noise (SN) and the random telegraph noise (RTN), are investigated. The three entropic measures of quantum correlations correspond to one-way information deficit, geometric quantum discord and the cubic information. General analytic relations for each quantifier in the two configurations are obtained. In both configurations, the minimized value of each measure of quantum correlations corresponds to the conditional entropy of the same projectors. It is shown that one-way information deficit captures more correlations in highly mixed initial states. On the contrary, in both configurations the cubic information reduces to the geometric quantum discord and captures more correlations for highly pure initial states. The periodic revival of each measure of quantum correlation is more prominent in the case of RTN.

scholarly journals Quantum Discord, Thermal Discord, and Entropy Generation in the Minimum Error Discrimination Strategy

Entropy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Jiménez ◽  
Miguel Solís-Prosser ◽  
Leonardo Neves ◽  
Aldo Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Success Probability ◽  
Second Law Of Thermodynamics ◽  
Thermodynamic Cycle ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Second Law ◽  
Minimum Error ◽  
Accessible Information

We study the classical and quantum correlations in the minimum error discrimination (ME) of two non-orthogonal pure quantum states. In particular, we consider quantum discord, thermal discord and entropy generation. We show that ME allows one to reach the accessible information between the two involved parties, Alice and Bob, in the discrimination process. We determine the amount of quantum discord that is consumed in the ME and show that the entropy generation is, in general, higher than the thermal discord. However, in certain cases the entropy generation is very close to thermal discord, which indicates that, in these cases, the process generates the least possible entropy. Moreover, we also study the ME process as a thermodynamic cycle and we show that it is in agreement with the second law of thermodynamics. Finally, we study the relation between the accessible information and the optimum success probability in ME.

Classical and quantum correlations for a family of two-qutrit states

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 1950028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Parsian ◽  
Ahmad Akhound
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Information ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Entanglement Of Formation

The classical and quantum correlations for a family of two-qutrit states are investigated. For this purpose, a family of two-qutrit states, as well as a set of measurements are proposed. An analytical quantum discord treatment is presented for this family of two-qutrit states. Finally, we compute and illustrate the entanglement of formation, classical mutual information and quantum discord for this family of two-qutrit quantum states.

HIERARCHY OF CORRELATIONS VIA LÜDERS MEASUREMENTS

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (01n03) ◽  
pp. 1345026 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHUNLONG LUO ◽  
SHUANGSHUANG FU
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Schmidt Number ◽  
Quantum Information Processing ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Intrinsic Structure ◽  
Fundamental Significance ◽  
Quantum Mutual Information ◽  
Projective Measurements

The classification and quantification of correlations (classical and quantum) in composite quantum systems are of fundamental significance for quantum information processing. While the paradigm of separability versus entanglement has been intensively studied, the scenario of classicality versus quantumness, with focus on the quantum discord, has also attracted many recent interests. In this paper, pursuing further the latter scenario and exploiting the intrinsic structure of bipartite quantum states via local projective measurements, we introduce the notion of coherent dimension of correlations in terms of the Lüders measurements. The coherent dimension can alternatively be regarded as a generalization of the Schmidt number of a pure state. Furthermore, we propose some families of measures for correlations, which extend naturally both the quantum discord and the quantum mutual information (total correlations), and furthermore interpolate between them. These quantities reveal some hierarchial structures, and provide a more complete description, of both classical and quantum correlations in the quantum realm.

scholarly journals Quantum coherence versus nonclassical correlations in optomechanics

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (29) ◽  
pp. 1950343
Author(s):  
Y. Lahlou ◽  
M. Amazioug ◽  
J. El Qars ◽  
N. Habiballah ◽  
M. Daoud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Coherence ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Thermal Noise ◽  
Superposition Principle ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Entanglement Of Formation ◽  
Mechanical Subsystem ◽  
Optomechanical Coupling ◽  
Gaussian Quantum Discord

Coherence arises from the superposition principle, where it plays a central role in quantum mechanics. In Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 210401 (2015), it has been shown that the freezing phenomenon of quantum correlations beyond entanglement is intimately related to the freezing of quantum coherence (QC). In this paper, we compare the behavior of entanglement and quantum discord with quantum coherence in two different subsystems (optical and mechanical). We use respectively the entanglement of formation (EoF) and the Gaussian quantum discord (GQD) to quantify entanglement and quantum discord. Under thermal noise and optomechanical coupling effects, we show that EoF, GQD and QC behave in the same way. Remarkably, when entanglement vanishes, GQD and QC remain almost unaffected by thermal noise, keeping nonzero values even for high-temperature, which is in concordance with Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 210401 (2015). Also, we find that the coherence associated with the optical subsystem is more robust — against thermal noise — than those of the mechanical subsystem. Our results confirm that optomechanical cavities constitute a powerful resource of QC.

Entanglement of formation and quantum discord in multipartite j-spin coherent states

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (26) ◽  
pp. 2050237
Author(s):  
H. Baba ◽  
W. Kaydi ◽  
M. Daoud ◽  
M. Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Coherent States ◽  
Quantum Discord ◽  
Quantum Correlations ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Spin Coherent State ◽  
Entanglement Of Formation ◽  
Multipartite System ◽  
Single Formula ◽  
Qubit States ◽  
Spin Coherent States

We study the entanglement of formation and the quantum discord contained in even and odd multipartite [Formula: see text]-spin coherent states. The key element of this investigation is the fact that a single [Formula: see text]-spin coherent state is viewed as comprising [Formula: see text] qubit states. We compute the quantum correlations present in the n even and odd [Formula: see text]-spin coherent states by considering all possible bipartite splits of the multipartite system. We discuss the different bi-partition schemes of quantum systems and we examine in detail the conservation rules governing the distribution of quantum correlations between the different qubits of the multipartite system. Finally, we derive the explicit expressions of quantum correlations present in even and odd spin coherent states decomposed in four spin sub-systems. We also analyze the properties of monogamy and we show in particular that the entanglement of the formation and the quantum discord obey the relation of monogamy only for even multipartite [Formula: see text]-spin coherent states.

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