Disentanglement of Three-qubit States Coupled to an XY Spin Chain with Multisite Interaction

Abstract

The entanglement dynamics of three-qubit states coupled to a general XY spin-chain with a three-site interaction environment is investigated. By using negativity as entanglement measure, we find that the entanglement evolution depends on not only the system-environment couplings but also the strength of three-site interaction. In the strong-coupling region, the three-site interaction can remarkably enhance the decay of the entanglement of three-qubit states. However, in the weak-coupling region, the process of disentanglement depends on the strength of the three-site interaction.