On Non-Existence of Absolutely Maximally Entangled Canonical Graph States in Even Local Dimensions

Abstract:We demonstrate that absolutely maximally entangled (AME) states consisting of $N=4n$ qudits with $n\in\{1,2,3,\ldots\}$, each of even local dimension $d$, cannot be realized as canonical graph states over the ring $\mathbb{Z}_d$. This result imposes strong constraints on AME states in composite local dimensions and characterizes the limitations of graph-state constructions for highly entangled multipartite quantum systems. Furthermore, for $d\equiv 2\pmod 4$ this obstruction, combined with the prime-power decomposition of stabilizer states, excludes all pure stabilizer AME states (including four quhexes), while clarifying the distinction between canonical $\mathbb{Z}_{d}$ graph states and stabilizer constructions over prime-power factors. We also discuss a composite construction of mixed $k$-uniform states. For $(N,d)=(4,6)$, the construction yields a rank-two mixed $2$-uniform stabilizer state of purity $1/2$, which is optimal among normalized stabilizer projectors.

arXiv:2603.18193 [quant-ph]

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