Multipartite entanglement in four-qubit graph states

We consider a compendium of the non-trivial four-qubit graphs, derive their corresponding quantum states and classify them into equivalent classes. We use Meyer-Wallach measure and its generalizations to study block-partition and global entanglement in these states. We obtain several entanglement quantities for each graph state, which present a comprehensive characterization of the entanglement properties of the latter. As a result, a number of correlations between the graph structure and multipartite entanglement quantities have also been established. Graphical abstract