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naima
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Let us begin with a state belonging to the four dimensional tensor product of two particles.
[tex] \sqrt {p_1}|+_x>|+_{x'}> + \sqrt {p_2}|+_x>|-_{x'}> + \sqrt {p_3}|-_x>|+_{x'}> + \sqrt {p_4}|-_x>|-_{x'}> [/tex]
We can compute the Von Neumann entropy by tracing out and taking the log of the matrix.
Suppose now than Bob and Alice receive a lot of pairs of particles prepared in this state.
They ignore the directions x and x'. Can they get the entropy out of theirs results when they compare them?
[tex] \sqrt {p_1}|+_x>|+_{x'}> + \sqrt {p_2}|+_x>|-_{x'}> + \sqrt {p_3}|-_x>|+_{x'}> + \sqrt {p_4}|-_x>|-_{x'}> [/tex]
We can compute the Von Neumann entropy by tracing out and taking the log of the matrix.
Suppose now than Bob and Alice receive a lot of pairs of particles prepared in this state.
They ignore the directions x and x'. Can they get the entropy out of theirs results when they compare them?