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