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Protection of Quantum Correlation Through the Quantum Erasing Effect

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By taking into account the quantum erasing effect(QEE), the quantum discord (QD) behavior of a two-qubit system with different initial states are investigated in detail. We find that the quantum correlation can be saved under a scheme of two spatially separated atoms, each located in a leaky cavity through the quantum erasing method. It is shown that QEE can weaken the effects of decoherence, and preserve the maximum information of the coherent item. No matter whether the two atoms are in the mixted or pure state, one can robusty save their initial quantum correlation even the number of erasing events is finite. If one limit the erasing events N → ∞, the QEE can be used to protect the initial quantum correlation independently of the state in which it is stored, the values of QD is always nearly equal to the initial QD values, and it is nearly independent of the decoherence, which imply us more encourage strategy for protecting the quantum correlation properties in some quantum systems.

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  1. College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, People’s Republic of China

    Hui-Yun Xu

  2. School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People’s Republic of China

    Guo-Hui Yang

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Xu, HY., Yang, GH. Protection of Quantum Correlation Through the Quantum Erasing Effect. Int J Theor Phys 55, 2460–2468 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-015-2883-9

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