Bipartite-mixed-states of infinite-dimensional systems are generically nonseparable

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Given a bipartite quantum system represented by a Hilbert space H1⊗H2, we give an elementary argument to show that if either dim H1 = ∞ or dim H2 = ∞, then the set of nonseparable density operators on H1⊗H2 is trace-norm dense in the set of all density operators (and the separable density operators nowhere dense). This result complements recent detailed investigations of separability, which show that when dim Hi<∝ for i = 1,2, there is a separable neighborhood (perhaps very small for large dimensions) of the maximally mixed state.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012108
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume61
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)12108-1-12108-5
ISSN1050-2947
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

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