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Entanglement Entropy at Finite Density from Extremal Black Holes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-08-19 v2

Abstract

I compute the entanglement entropy of a strongly coupled 2+1d quantum field theory containing fermions at finite density using gauge/gravity duality. The dual geometry is an extremal black hole in 3+1d Einstein-Maxwell theory. This system was recently shown to exhibit non-Fermi liquid behavior, but the leading geometrical contribution to the entanglement entropy does not produce an expected violation of the boundary law. I discuss this negative result in the context of attempts to find highly entangled states of quantum matter.

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@article{arxiv.0908.1737,
  title  = {Entanglement Entropy at Finite Density from Extremal Black Holes},
  author = {Brian Swingle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.1737},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, 1 figure, references added