pith. sign in

On the quantum, classical and total amount of correlations in a quantum state

2 Pith papers cite this work. Polarity classification is still indexing.

2 Pith papers citing it
abstract

We give an operational definition of the quantum, classical and total amount of correlations in a bipartite quantum state. We argue that these quantities can be defined via the amount of work (noise) that is required to erase (destroy) the correlations: for the total correlation, we have to erase completely, for the quantum correlation one has to erase until a separable state is obtained, and the classical correlation is the maximal correlation left after erasing the quantum correlations. In particular, we show that the total amount of correlations is equal to the quantum mutual information, thus providing it with a direct operational interpretation for the first time. As a byproduct, we obtain a direct, operational and elementary proof of strong subadditivity of quantum entropy.

years

2026 1 2022 1

verdicts

UNVERDICTED 2

representative citing papers

Separability and entanglement of resonating valence-bond states

cond-mat.str-el · 2022-12-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Proves exact separability for disconnected subsystems in dimer RK states and exponentially suppressed entanglement for RVB states on arbitrary lattices, with negativity expressed via partition functions.

citing papers explorer

Showing 2 of 2 citing papers.

  • Separability and entanglement of resonating valence-bond states cond-mat.str-el · 2022-12-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 134 · internal anchor

    Proves exact separability for disconnected subsystems in dimer RK states and exponentially suppressed entanglement for RVB states on arbitrary lattices, with negativity expressed via partition functions.

  • Rethinking quantum information in gravity and fields hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 2 · internal anchor

    The paper organizes important open questions in quantum gravity and quantum information into four themes without presenting new results or derivations.