A recursive approach for geometric quantifiers of quantum correlations in multiqubit Schrödinger cat states

Abstract

A recursive approach to determine the Hilbert-Schmidt measure of pairwise quantum discord in a special class of symmetric states of $k$ qubits is presented. We especially focus on the reduced states of $k$ qubits obtained from a balanced superposition of symmetric $n$-qubit states (multiqubit Schrödinger cat states) by tracing out $n-k$ particles $(k=2,3,\cdots ,n-1)$. Two pairing schemes are considered. In the first one, the geometric discord measuring the correlation between one qubit and the party grouping $(k-1)$ qubits is explicitly derived. This uses recursive relations between the Fano-Bloch correlation matrices associated with subsystems comprising $k$, $k-1$, $\cdots$ and $2$ particles. A detailed analysis is given for two, three and four qubit systems. In the second scheme, the subsystem comprising the $(k-1)$ qubits is mapped into a system of two logical qubits. We show that these two bipartition schemes are equivalents in evaluating the pairwise correlation in multi-qubits systems. The explicit expressions of classical states presenting zero discord are derived.

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