  We investigate the robustness of genuine multiparticle entanglement under
decoherence. We consider different kinds of entangled three- and four-qubit
states as well as random pure states. For amplitude damping noise, we find that
the W-type states are most robust, while other states are not more robust than
generic states. For phase damping noise the GHZ state is the most robust state,
and for depolarizing noise several states are significantly more robust than
random states.

Quantum Physics