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Entanglement at a two-dimensional quantum critical point: a numerical linked-cluster expansion study
Ann B Kallin1, Katharine Hyatt, Rajiv R P Singh
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
We developed a new method to calculate bipartite entanglement entropy in quantum models using numerical linked-cluster expansion (NLCE). This approach accurately determines universal properties of quantum critical points for arbitrary Renyi entropies.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Information Theory
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computational Physics
Background:
- Bipartite entanglement entropy quantifies correlations in quantum systems.
- Calculating entanglement entropy in higher dimensions is computationally challenging.
- Renyi entanglement entropy offers a generalized measure of entanglement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel numerical method for calculating bipartite entanglement entropy in the thermodynamic limit.
- To apply this method to the two-dimensional transverse field Ising model.
- To obtain universal entanglement entropy contributions at quantum critical points.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing a numerical linked-cluster expansion (NLCE) with rectangular clusters.
- Performing exact diagonalization on n×m rectangular clusters at subsystem interfaces.
- Extrapolating results based on the order of the NLCE calculation.
Main Results:
- Successfully calculated the Renyi entanglement entropy for arbitrary real index α.
- Obtained universal entanglement entropy contributions associated with lines and corners at the quantum critical point.
- Demonstrated the efficacy of NLCE for higher-dimensional critical phenomena.
Conclusions:
- The developed NLCE method is effective for computing bipartite entanglement entropy in the thermodynamic limit.
- This method accurately captures universal properties of quantum critical points, including generalized Renyi entropies.
- NLCE is a powerful tool for studying entanglement in complex quantum systems.
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