Criteria and new classes of k-positive maps

Jinchuan Hou, Chi-Kwong Li, Yiu-Tung Poon, Xiaofei Qi, Nung-Sing Sze

Published 2012-11-02, updated 2013-03-13Version 2

We study k-positive maps on operators. Proofs are given to different positivity criteria. Special attention is on positive maps arising in the study of quantum information science. Results of other researchers are extended and improved. New classes of positive maps are constructed. Some open questions are answered.