Entanglement map · Established

Two bound entangled states can together be distillable

Proved, with a source.

In a multi-party setting, two non-distillable states tensored together can form a distillable state, a true superadditivity of distillable entanglement.

Connections

• Part of: Multipartite entanglement
• See also: Bound entanglement can improve teleportation

Sources

• Superactivation of bound entanglement. P. W. Shor, J. A. Smolin, A. V. Thapliyal, 2000.

Checked 2026-10-30.