Bipartite-mixed-states of infinite-dimensional systems are generically nonseparable

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Given a bipartite quantum system represented by a Hilbert space [Formula Presented] we give an elementary argument to show that if either [Formula Presented] or [Formula Presented] then the set of nonseparable density operators on [Formula Presented] is trace-norm dense in the set of all density operators (and the separable density operators nowhere dense). This result complements recent detailed investigations of separability, which show that when [Formula Presented] for [Formula Presented] there is a separable neighborhood (perhaps very small for large dimensions) of the maximally mixed state.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume61
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)5
Number of pages1
ISSN1050-2947
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

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