entanglement of formation

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quantum information theory concept
gptkbp:appliesTo mixed quantum states
gptkbp:calculationMethod minimizing average entanglement over all pure state decompositions
gptkbp:describes amount of entanglement needed to create a quantum state
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_information_theory
gptkbp:form E_F(ρ) = min Σ p_i E(|ψ_i⟩) over all decompositions ρ = Σ p_i |ψ_i⟩⟨ψ_i|
gptkbp:forTwoQubits can be computed using concurrence
gptkbp:hasUnit ebit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label entanglement of formation
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Charles_H._Bennett
gptkb:William_K._Wootters
gptkb:David_P._DiVincenzo
gptkb:John_A._Smolin
gptkbp:introducedIn 1996
gptkbp:measures quantum entanglement
gptkbp:relatedTo quantum entanglement
entanglement entropy
concurrence
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:quantum_computing
gptkb:quantum_cryptography
quantum communication
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_K._Wootters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6