Analysis of mixed state entanglement with intrinsic decoherence

Abstract

We analyze different entanglement measures for a mixed state two-level system in the presence of intrinsic decoherence. The information about entanglement is obtained by comparing the results for the atomic Wehrl entropy and negativity with the analytical results for a simple case. For the strong decoherence case we find that a similar and long-lived maximum Wehrl entropy and negativity between atom and field are shown. The results highlight the important roles played by both the decoherence parameter and the initial state setting in determining the evolution of the atomic Wehrl entropy and negativity.