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Bound entanglement in symmetric random induced states
Louvet, Jonathan; Damanet, François; Bastin, Thierry
2026In Physical Review. A, 113 (4)
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Abstract :
[en] Bound entanglement, a weak, yet resourceful, form of quantum entanglement, remains notoriously hard to detect and construct. We address this here by leveraging symmetric random induced states, where positive partial transpose (PPT) bound entanglement arises naturally under partial tracing when proper parameters are selected. We investigate the probability of finding PPT bound entanglement in symmetric random induced states constructed via two methods: partial tracing of symmetric multiqubit pure states, on the one hand, and tracing out a qudit ancilla, on the other hand. For N > 3 qubits, we demonstrate that bound entanglement naturally emerges under optimal parameters, with a probability of occurrence very close to 1. We show that the two methods produce different varieties of PPT bound entangled states and identify the contexts in which each method offers distinct advantages. These methods provide a versatile toolkit for the generation of large families of random PPT bound entangled states without complex numerical optimization.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Louvet, Jonathan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM)
Damanet, François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials (CESAM)
Bastin, Thierry  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Spectroscopie atomique et Physique des atomes froids
Language :
English
Title :
Bound entanglement in symmetric random induced states
Publication date :
16 April 2026
Journal title :
Physical Review. A
ISSN :
2469-9926
eISSN :
2469-9934
Publisher :
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume :
113
Issue :
4
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
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