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Phys. Rev. A 64, 032112 (2001) [10 pages]

All-multipartite Bell-correlation inequalities for two dichotomic observables per site

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R. F. Werner* and M. M. Wolf
Institut für Mathematische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstrasse 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany

Received 9 February 2001; published 17 August 2001

We construct a set of 22n independent Bell-correlation inequalities for n-partite systems with two dichotomic observables each, which is complete in the sense that the inequalities are satisfied if and only if the correlations considered allow a local classical model. All these inequalities can be summarized in a single, albeit nonlinear inequality. We show that quantum correlations satisfy this condition provided the state has positive partial transpose with respect to any grouping of the n systems into two subsystems. We also provide an efficient algorithm for finding the maximal quantum-mechanical violation of each inequality, and show that the maximum is always attained for the generalized GHZ state.

© 2001 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.64.032112
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.64.032112
PACS:
03.65.Ud, 03.67.-a

*Electronic address: r.werner@tu-bs.de

Electronic address: mm.wolf@tu-bs.de