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Use two precise finite-dimensional results. The positive-map separability criterion says that a state on ${\mathbb{C}}^2\otimes {\mathbb{C}}^3$ is separable exactly when $({\mathrm{id}}_2\otimes \Phi )(\sigma )\ge 0$ for every positive linear map $\Phi :M_3(\mathbb{C})\to M_2(\mathbb{C})$. The Størmer-Woronowicz decomposability theorem says that every such map is a decomposable positive map, sowith ${\Phi }_1,{\Phi }_2$ completely positive maps and $T$ the matrix transpose on $M_3$.

If $\sigma$ has positive partial transpose, both $\sigma$ and ${\sigma }^{T_B}$ are positive. HenceThe positive-map separability criterion now proves that $\sigma$ is a separable quantum state. The dimension-specific decomposability theorem is essential: the conclusion does not extend to arbitrary bipartite dimensions.

Every positive linear map between $M_2(\mathbb{C})$ and $M_2(\mathbb{C})$, or between $M_2(\mathbb{C})$ and $M_3(\mathbb{C})$ in either direction, is a decomposable positive map. The low-dimensional result is the ingredient that makes the positive partial transpose criterion sufficient in two-qubit and qubit-qutrit systems. Woronowicz's low-dimensional positive-map paper establishes the $M_2$ to $M_3$ case; taking adjoints gives the reverse direction.