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Van Dam and Hayden introduced a concept commonly referred to as embezzlement, where, for any entangled quantum state $phi$, there is an entangled catalyst state $psi$, from which a high fidelity approximation of $phi otimes psi$ can be produced using only local operations. We investigate a version of this where the embezzlement is perfect (i.e., the fidelity is 1). We prove that perfect embezzlement is impossible in a tensor product framework, even with infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces and infinite entanglement entropy. Then we prove that perfect embezzlement is possible in a commuting operator framework. We prove this using the theory of C*-algebras and we also provide an explicit construction. Next, we apply our results to analyze perfe
We consider a bipartite transformation that we call emph{self-embezzlement} and use it to prove a constant gap between the capabilities of two models of quantum information: the conventional model, where bipartite systems are represented by tensor products of Hilbert spaces; and a natural model of quantum information processing for abstract states on C*-algebras, where joint systems are represented by tensor products of C*-algebras. We call this the C*-circuit model and show that it is a special case of the commuting-operator model (in that it can be translated into such a model). For the conventional model, we show that there exists a constant $epsilon_0 > 0$ such that self-embezzlement cannot be achieved with precision parameter less than $epsilon_0$ (i.e., the fidelity cannot be greater than $1 - epsilon_0$); whereas, in the C*-circuit model---as well as in a commuting-operator model---the precision can be $0$ (i.e., fidelity~$1$).
We introduce and study the entanglement breaking rank of an entanglement breaking channel. We show that the entanglement breaking rank of the channel $mathfrak Z: M_d to M_d$ defined by begin{align*} mathfrak Z(X) = frac{1}{d+1}(X+text{Tr}(X)mathbb I_d) end{align*} is $d^2$ if and only if there exists a symmetric informationally-complete POVM in dimension $d$.
We present a simple model together with its physical implementation which allows one to generate multipartite entanglement between several spatial modes of the electromagnetic field. It is based on parametric down-conversion with N pairs of symmetrically-tilted plane waves serving as a pump. The characteristics of this spatial entanglement are investigated in the cases of zero as well as nonzero phase mismatch. Furthermore, the phenomenon of entanglement localization in just two spatial modes is studied in detail and results in an enhancement of the entanglement by a factor square root of N.
We present a general formalism to the problem of perfect state-transfer (PST), where the state involves multiple excitations of the quantum network. A key feature of our formalism is that it allows for inclusion of nontrivial interactions between the excitations. Hence, it is perfectly suited to addressing the problem of PST in the context of various types of physical realizations. The general formalism is also flexible enough to account for situations where multiple excitations are focused onto the same site.
This paper has been withdrawn by the authors, due a oversimplified decoherence model. It will be substituted by a new work.