Detecting entanglement with Jarzynski's equality
Abstract
We present a method for detecting the entanglement of a state using nonequilibrium processes. A comparison of relative entropies allows us to construct an entanglement witness. The relative entropy can further be related to the quantum Jarzynski equality, allowing nonequilibrium work to be used in entanglement detection. To exemplify our results, we consider two different spin chains.
- Publication:
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Physical Review A
- Pub Date:
- June 2010
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0907.0179
- Bibcode:
- 2010PhRvA..81f2303H
- Keywords:
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- 03.67.Mn;
- 05.70.Ln;
- 05.30.-d;
- 75.10.Pq;
- Entanglement production characterization and manipulation;
- Nonequilibrium and irreversible thermodynamics;
- Quantum statistical mechanics;
- Spin chain models;
- Quantum Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 3 figures