Quantum entanglement and classical separability in NMR computing

Alexander R. Kessel, Vladimir L. Ermakov

Published 2000-11-01Version 1

In the discussion about the quantumness of NMR computation a conclusion is done that computational states are separable and therefore can not be entangled. This conclusion is based on the assumption that the initial density matrix of an individual molecule coincides with whole sample molecules distribution over single molecule energy levels. This means that quantum stochasticity is replaced by classical stochasticity. In the present paper it is shown, that quantum NMR computation can create genuine entangled states if initial system states are thermodynamical equilibrium ones. A separability analysis problem can arise when one interprets the readout signal from whole sample.