I Quantum Negativity & 4-Partite Entanglement of GHZ State

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The discussion centers on the computation of negativity for the GHZ state, where it consistently yields zero regardless of the chosen partition. This phenomenon is linked to the fact that the GHZ state's distillable entanglement is also zero, raising questions about the definition of distillable entanglement. The contributor seeks a measure that accurately reflects the full 4-partite entanglement of the GHZ state, as negativity fails to do so. They are exploring different tomography methods to reconstruct a GHZ state and are interested in how these methods quantify entanglement. The inquiry emphasizes the need for a valid entanglement measure that remains non-zero for the maximally entangled GHZ state.
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Problem quantifying the negativity of a 4-qubit GHZ state
When I computes the negativity (with the partial transpose) of the density matrix corresponding to the GHZ I obtain zero, no matter what is the partition I choose. I've read somewhere that this is because GHZ's distillable entanglement is zero, which I don't really understand because I haven't found a definition of this sort of entanglement.
I think that the reason that all the possible negativities give zero it is because the entanglement of the GHZ is solely when one considers the whole system (full 4-partite entanglement)
My question is (also if someone could explain what the distillable entanglement is): Is there a quantity I can compute on this GHZ state (and if possible on any 4-qubit state) that measures its amount of "full 4-partite entanglement"?
Thanks in advance.
 
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May be it is a good idea to give a little bit of context of the problem I am facing.
In few words, I am trying to reconstruct a GHZ state of 4-qbits by means of different tomography methods and, apart from computing the fidelities of the obtained estimators, I am really interested in seeing how these methods estimate the amount of entanglement.
But in order to do so I need a measure of the entangle that does not vanish for the GHZ just as negativity does (which really shocks me, because the GHZ is maximally entangled).
That's why I am asking for both a valid entanglement measure for my case of study and (may be just for curiosity) the reason why the negativity displays this behavior on the GHZ?
 
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