 Martin Bodo Plenio

Martin Bodo Plenio and Daniel Jonathan showed that a shared auxiliary entangled state can enable a deterministic LOCC conversion that is impossible for the original pair of pure quantum states alone. The auxiliary quantum state is returned unchanged and uncorrelated with the output, so it acts as a catalyst for entanglement catalysis. The key distinction is between consuming an extra resource and using one that can be recovered: a majorization obstruction for the original Schmidt coefficients can disappear after including the catalyst's Schmidt coefficients.^[ref]

Martin Bodo Plenio is a theoretical physicist known for his work in the fields of quantum mechanics, quantum information, and quantum optics. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of quantum entanglement, quantum communication, and quantum computation. Plenio is often associated with research that explores the interface between fundamental physics and practical applications in technology, particularly in the context of developing quantum technologies.