Measuring entanglement using quantum quenches.

Phys Rev Lett

Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, 1 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3NP, United Kingdom.

Published: April 2011

We show that block entanglement entropies in one-dimensional systems close to a quantum critical point can, in principle, be measured in terms of the population of low-lying energy levels following a certain type of local quantum quench.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.150404DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

measuring entanglement
4
entanglement quantum
4
quantum quenches
4
quenches block
4
block entanglement
4
entanglement entropies
4
entropies one-dimensional
4
one-dimensional systems
4
systems close
4
close quantum
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!