Universal scaling of the logarithmic negativity in massive quantum field theory

被引:53
作者
Blondeau-Fournier, Olivier [1 ]
Castro-Alvaredo, Olalla A. [2 ]
Doyon, Benjamin [1 ]
机构
[1] Kings Coll London, Dept Math, Strand WC2R 2LS, England
[2] City Univ London, Dept Math, Northampton Sq, London EC1V 0HB, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
quantum field theory in 1+1 dimensions; logarithmic negativity; entanglement measures in many-body quantum systems; conformal field theory; SINE-GORDON MODEL; FORM-FACTORS; ENTANGLEMENT ENTROPY;
D O I
10.1088/1751-8113/49/12/125401
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We consider the logarithmic negativity, a measure of bipartite entanglement, in a general unitary 1 + 1-dimensional massive quantum field theory, not necessarily integrable. We compute the negativity between a finite region of length r and an adjacent semi-infinite region, and that between two semi-infinite regions separated by a distance r. We show that the former saturates to a finite value, and that the latter tends to zero, as r -> infinity. We show that in both cases, the leading corrections are exponential decays in r (described by modified Bessel functions) that are solely controlled by the mass spectrum of the model, independently of its scattering matrix. This implies that, like the entanglement entropy (EE), the logarithmic negativity displays a very high level of universality, allowing one to extract information about the mass spectrum. Further, a study of sub-leading terms shows that, unlike the EE, a large-r analysis of the negativity allows for the detection of bound states.
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