Preservation of the geometric quantum discord in noisy environments

Abstract

Geometric description of quantum correlations is favored for their distinct physical significance. Geometric discords based on the trace distance and the Bures distance are shown to be well-defined quantum correlation measures. Here, we examine their particular dynamical behaviors under independent as well as common structured reservoirs and reveal their robustness against decoherence. We showed that the two well-defined geometric discords may be preserved well or even be improved and generated by the noisy process of the common reservoir. Moreover, we also provided a strategy for the long-time preservation of these two geometric discords in independent reservoirs. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.