Entanglement theory and the second law of thermodynamics

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 873-877

  Brandão, Fernando G S L ^a   Plenio, Martin B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; INFORMATION THEORY; QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; QUANTUM OPTICS;

ENTANGLEMENT THEORY; LOCAL OPERATIONS; QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE; QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY; RELATIVE ENTROPY OF ENTANGLEMENT; SECOND LAW; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; THEORY OF ENTANGLEMENT;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

EID: 55549106084     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1100     Document Type: Article

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