4 research outputs found
Entanglement between particle partitions in itinerant many-particle states
We review `particle partitioning entanglement' for itinerant many-particle
systems. This is defined as the entanglement between two subsets of particles
making up the system. We identify generic features and mechanisms of particle
entanglement that are valid over whole classes of itinerant quantum systems. We
formulate the general structure of particle entanglement in many-fermion ground
states, analogous to the `area law' for the more usually studied entanglement
between spatial regions. Basic properties of particle entanglement are first
elucidated by considering relatively simple itinerant models. We then review
particle-partitioning entanglement in quantum states with more intricate
physics, such as anyonic models and quantum Hall states.Comment: review, about 20 pages. Version 2 has minor revisions
Entanglement properties and moment distributions of a system of hard-core anyons on a ring
We study the one-particle von Neumann entropy of a system of N hard-core
anyons on a ring. The entropy is found to have a clear dependence on the
anyonic parameter which characterizes the generalized fractional statistics
described by the anyons. This confirms the entanglement as a valuable measure
to investigate topological properties of quantum states. Furthermore, we
determine analytically the large N asymptotics of the anyonic one-particle
density matrix. The formula presented here generalizes the Lenard formula
obtained for a system of N hard-core bosons. Finally, we present a numerical
analysis which confirms the analytical results and provides additional insight
into the problem under consideration.Comment: 5 pages, 3 eps figures. v2: Fig 3 changed, Eq 13 changed, minor
corrections. References adde
A short review on entanglement in quantum spin systems
We review some of the recent progress on the study of entropy of entanglement
in many-body quantum systems. Emphasis is placed on the scaling properties of
entropy for one-dimensional multi-partite models at quantum phase transitions
and, more generally, on the concept of area law. We also briefly describe the
relation between entanglement and the presence of impurities, the idea of
particle entanglement, the evolution of entanglement along renormalization
group trajectories, the dynamical evolution of entanglement and the fate of
entanglement along a quantum computation.Comment: 20 pages and 6 figures. Review article for the special issue
"Entanglement entropy in extended systems" in J. Phys. A, edited by P.
Calabrese, J. Cardy and B. Doyo