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Multipartite bound information exists and can be activated.

A Acín1, J I Cirac, Ll Masanes

  • 1Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Jordi Girona 29, Edifici Nexus II, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.

Physical Review Letters
|April 20, 2004
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Bound information, a classical analog of bound entanglement, is proven to exist in multipartite systems. This research shows bound information can be activated to distill secret keys, offering insights into classical information theory via quantum information theory.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Classical Information Theory
  • Cryptography

Background:

  • Bound entanglement is a key concept in quantum information theory, representing entangled states that cannot be distilled by local operations.
  • The existence of a classical analog, bound information, in multipartite scenarios was a long-standing conjecture.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prove the existence of bound information in multipartite classical systems.
  • To investigate the properties and potential applications of bound information, specifically its role in secret key distillation.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of specific tripartite probability distributions that exhibit bound information.
  • Analysis of secret key extraction from these distributions, even in the asymptotic regime.

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  • Demonstration of the 'activation' of bound information using multiple parties.

    • Main Results:

    • Conjectured existence of bound information in multipartite scenarios is proven.
    • Examples of tripartite distributions are provided from which no secret key can be extracted locally, yet they are not producible by classical local operations and public communication (non-LOCC).
    • Bound information is shown to be activatable: three parties can distill a common secret key from distinct distributions exhibiting bound information.

    Conclusions:

    • Quantum information theory provides novel insights into solving open problems in classical information theory.
    • Bound information represents a resource in classical information processing that, while seemingly useless locally, can be activated for cryptographic purposes.
    • The findings bridge the gap between quantum entanglement and classical information theory, highlighting new avenues for research in both fields.