Thermodynamics and the measure of entanglement

Sandu Popescu; Daniel Rohrlich

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.56.R3319

Thermodynamics and the measure of entanglement

Sandu Popescu, Daniel Rohrlich

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We point out formal correspondences between thermodynamics and entanglement. By applying them to previous work, we show that entropy of entanglement is the unique measure of entanglement for pure states.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R3319-R3321
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	56
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.56.R3319
State	Published - 1 Jan 1997
Externally published	Yes

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