Unified monogamy and polygamy relations for multipartite systems

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Authors: Yue Cao, Naihuan Jing, Kailash C. Misra, Yiling Wang
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Abstract

Abstract For a bipartite entanglement measure $$\mathcal {E}$$ E that satisfies the $$\gamma $$ γ th-power monogamy inequality (Eq. (1.1)), and for its assisted counterpart $$\mathcal {E}_a$$ E a that obeys the $$\delta $$ δ th-power polygamy inequality (Eq. (1.2)), we introduce a unified, tunable framework indexed by a parameter $$m\ge 1$$ m ≥ 1 . Within this framework, we derive two hierarchical families of refined inequalities: a tightened $$\alpha $$ α -power monogamy relation for $$\mathcal {E}$$ E , valid for all $$\alpha \ge m\gamma $$ α ≥ m γ ; a tightened $$\beta $$ β -power polygamy relation for $$\mathcal {E}_a$$ E a , applicable for $$(m-1)\delta < \beta \le m\delta $$ ( m - 1 ) δ < β ≤ m δ . As m increases, the bounds become progressively tighter, recovering known results at $$m=1$$ m = 1 . Notably, the optimal monogamy bound emerges as a piecewise function of $$\alpha $$ α , with additional correction terms activated as $$\alpha $$ α crosses successive integer thresholds, thereby offering a sharper characterization of entanglement distribution. We demonstrate that our results generalize and strengthen existing monogamy and polygamy relations through analytical comparisons and numerical evaluations using concurrence and concurrence of assistance. This hierarchical, parameterized approach offers enhanced and flexible tools for applications in quantum communication, quantum networks, and multipartite quantum information processing.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Information and Cryptography Quantum Mechanics and Applications Quantum many-body systems

Publication details

Journal / source
Quantum Information Processing
Volume
25
Issue
2
Publication date
11 February 2026
Language
EN