Entanglement map · Established

With catalysts, entanglement entropy decides pure state conversion

Proved, with a source.

Allow entangled catalysts, and entanglement entropy completely characterises state transformations of bipartite pure states. This gives the asymptotic quantity an operational meaning in a single copy.

Connections

• Part of: Conversion
• Relies on: Entangled catalysts enable otherwise impossible conversions
• See also: Catalysis cannot distill PPT bound entanglement

Sources

• Catalytic transformations of pure entangled states. T. V. Kondra, C. Datta, A. Streltsov, 2021.

Checked 2026-10-30.