Entanglement in von Neumann Algebraic Quantum Information Theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07563v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:18:08 GMT
• Title: Entanglement in von Neumann Algebraic Quantum Information Theory
• Authors: Lauritz van Luijk,
• Abstract summary: We use a framework in which subsystems are described by von Neumann algebras on the full system's Hilbert space.<n>We show that the type classification of von Neumann algebras is in one-to-one correspondence with a family of operational entanglement properties.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In quantum systems with infinitely many degrees of freedom, states can be infinitely entangled across a pair of subsystems, but are there different forms of infinite entanglement? To understand entanglement in such systems, we use a framework in which subsystems are described by von Neumann algebras on the full system's Hilbert space. Although this approach has been known for over 50 years, an operational justification has been missing so far. We resolve this by deriving the von Neumann algebraic description of subsystems from operational axioms. This raises the question of how physical properties of the subsystem relate to algebraic properties. Our main result shows a surprisingly strong connection: The type classification of von Neumann algebras (types I, II, III, and their respective subtypes) is in one-to-one correspondence with a family of operational entanglement properties. For instance, Connes' classification of type III factors can be formulated in terms of the smallest achievable error when "embezzling" entanglement from the system. Our findings promote the type classification from algebraic bookkeeping to a classification of infinite quantum systems based on the kind of infinite entanglement that they support.

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