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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 170502 (2008) [4 pages]

Entanglement Evolution in Finite Dimensions

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Markus Tiersch*, Fernando de Melo, and Andreas Buchleitner
Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

Received 16 April 2008; published 21 October 2008

We provide a relation which describes how the entanglement of two d-level systems evolves as either system undergoes an arbitrary physical process. The dynamics of the entanglement turns out to be of a simple form and is fully captured by a single quantity.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.170502
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.170502
PACS:
03.67.Mn, 03.65.Ud, 03.65.Yz

*markus.tiersch@physik.uni-freiburg.de