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Entanglement Entropy for Relevant and Geometric Perturbations

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-23 v2 Statistical Mechanics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics

Abstract

We continue the study of entanglement entropy for a QFT through a perturbative expansion of the path integral definition of the reduced density matrix. The universal entanglement entropy for a CFT perturbed by a relevant operator is calculated to second order in the coupling. We also explore the geometric dependence of entanglement entropy for a deformed planar entangling surface, finding surprises at second order.

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@article{arxiv.1410.6530,
  title  = {Entanglement Entropy for Relevant and Geometric Perturbations},
  author = {Vladimir Rosenhaus and Michael Smolkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.6530},
  year   = {2015}
}

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18 pages + appendices

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