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Problem of quantifying quantum correlations with non-commutative discord

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In this work we analyze a non-commutativity measure of quantum correlations recently proposed by Guo (Sci Rep 6:25241, 2016). By resorting to a systematic survey of a two-qubit system, we detected an undesirable behavior of such a measure related to its representation-dependence. In the case of pure states, this dependence manifests as a non-satisfactory entanglement measure whenever a representation other than the Schmidt’s is used. In order to avoid this basis-dependence feature, we argue that a minimization procedure over the set of all possible representations of the quantum state is required. In the case of pure states, this minimization can be analytically performed and the optimal basis turns out to be that of Schmidt’s. In addition, the resulting measure inherits the main properties of Guo’s measure and, unlike the latter, it reduces to a legitimate entanglement measure in the case of pure states. Some examples involving general mixed states are also analyzed considering such an optimization. The results show that, in most cases of interest, the use of Guo’s measure can result in an overestimation of quantum correlations. However, since Guo’s measure has the advantage of being easily computable, it might be used as a qualitative estimator of the presence of quantum correlations.

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A.P.M., D.B., T.M.O, and P.W.L. acknowledge the Argentinian agency SeCyT-UNC and CONICET for financial support. D. B. has a fellowship from CONICET. A.V.H. gratefully acknowledges financial support from DGAPA, UNAM through project PAPIIT IA101816.

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  1. Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Medina Allende s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina

    A. P. Majtey, D. G. Bussandri, T. M. Osán & P. W. Lamberti

  2. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ, CABA, Argentina

    A. P. Majtey, D. G. Bussandri & P. W. Lamberti

  3. Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola (IFEG), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Av. Medina Allende s/n, X5000HUA, Córdoba, Argentina

    T. M. Osán

  4. Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20-364, Mexico D.F., Mexico

    A. Valdés-Hernández

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Majtey, A.P., Bussandri, D.G., Osán, T.M. et al. Problem of quantifying quantum correlations with non-commutative discord. Quantum Inf Process 16, 226 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-017-1669-9

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