Dynamics of local quantum uncertainty for a two-qubit system under dephasing noise

Recently, local quantum uncertainty (LQU) as a measure of quantum correlations has been proposed by Girolami et al. We here have investigated the LQU dynamics in a pair of qubits system subjected to either local or collective classical phase noises. The explicit analytical expressions of LQU for the two-qubit system of interest initially in a Werner state under these dephasing noises have been derived. We compare the dynamics of LQU with that of entanglement as measured with concurrence. Our results show that LQU always decays asymptotically while the entanglement displays sudden death phenomenon. Besides, there is no simple relation between the LQU and entanglement since LQU may be smaller or larger than entanglement. Finally, we try to protect LQU against the dephasing noise by means of filtering operation.