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Global Quantum Discord in Multipartite Systems
Published 2011-05-12, updated 2011-11-25Version 3
We propose a global measure for quantum correlations in multipartite systems, which is obtained by suitably recasting the quantum discord in terms of relative entropy and local von Neumann measurements. The measure is symmetric with respect to subsystem exchange and is shown to be non-negative for an arbitrary state. As an illustration, we consider tripartite correlations in the Werner-GHZ state and multipartite correlations at quantum criticality. In particular, in contrast with the pairwise quantum discord, we show that the global quantum discord is able to characterize the infinite-order quantum phase transition in the Ashkin-Teller spin chain.
Comments: v3: 7 pages, 6 figures. Published version
Journal: Phys. Rev. A 84, 042109 (2011)
Keywords: global quantum discord, multipartite systems, local von neumann measurements, infinite-order quantum phase transition, ashkin-teller spin chain
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