Bell inequality, Bell states and maximally entangled states for n qubits
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- 20 April 1998
Abstract
First, we present a Bell type inequality for n qubits, assuming that m out of the n qubits are independent. Quantum mechanics violates this inequality by a ratio that increases exponentially with m. Hence an experiment on n qubits violating of this inequality sets a lower bound on the number m of entangled qubits. Next, we propose a definition of maximally entangled states of n qubits. For this purpose we study 5 different criteria. Four of these criteria are found compatible. For any number n of qubits, they determine an orthogonal basis consisting of maximally entangled states generalizing the Bell states.Keywords
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- Version 1, 1998-04-20, ArXiv
- Published version: Physics Letters A, 246 (1-2), 1.
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