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Separability of Mixed States: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

Michal Horodecki, Pawel Horodecki, Ryszard Horodecki

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/9605038

Abstract

We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for separability of mixed states. As a result we obtain a simple criterion of separability for 2×2 and 2×3 systems. Here, the positivity of the partial transposition of a state is necessary and sufficient for its separability. However, it is not the case in general. Some examples of mixtures which demonstrate the utility of the criterion are considered.

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