Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries

We consider the entanglement entropy in critical one-dimensional quantum systems with open boundary conditions. We show that the second Rényi entropy of an interval away from the boundary can be computed exactly, provided the same conformal boundary condition is applied on both sides. The result...

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Main Author: Benoit Estienne, Yacine Ikhlef, Andrei Rotaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2022-04-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.12.4.141
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description We consider the entanglement entropy in critical one-dimensional quantum systems with open boundary conditions. We show that the second Rényi entropy of an interval away from the boundary can be computed exactly, provided the same conformal boundary condition is applied on both sides. The result involves the annulus partition function. We compare our exact result with numerical computations for the critical quantum Ising chain with open boundary conditions. We find excellent agreement, and we analyse in detail the finite-size corrections, which are known to be much larger than for a periodic system.
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spelling doaj.art-6a3a48cf0d754091bbf1c39a20083bd42022-12-22T02:06:49ZengSciPostSciPost Physics2542-46532022-04-0112414110.21468/SciPostPhys.12.4.141Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundariesBenoit Estienne, Yacine Ikhlef, Andrei RotaruWe consider the entanglement entropy in critical one-dimensional quantum systems with open boundary conditions. We show that the second Rényi entropy of an interval away from the boundary can be computed exactly, provided the same conformal boundary condition is applied on both sides. The result involves the annulus partition function. We compare our exact result with numerical computations for the critical quantum Ising chain with open boundary conditions. We find excellent agreement, and we analyse in detail the finite-size corrections, which are known to be much larger than for a periodic system.https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.12.4.141
spellingShingle Benoit Estienne, Yacine Ikhlef, Andrei Rotaru
Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
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title Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
title_full Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
title_fullStr Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
title_full_unstemmed Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
title_short Second Rényi entropy and annulus partition function for one-dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
title_sort second renyi entropy and annulus partition function for one dimensional quantum critical systems with boundaries
url https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.12.4.141
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