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Entanglement entropy on finitely ramified graphs

Quantum Physics 2018-11-14 v2 Statistical Mechanics High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We compute the entanglement entropy in a composite system separated by a finitely ramified boundary with the structure of a self-similar lattice graph. We derive the entropy as a function of the decimation factor which determines the spectral dimension, the latter being generically different from the topological dimension. For large decimations, the graph becomes increasingly dense, yielding a gain in the entanglement entropy which, in the asymptotically smooth limit, approaches a constant value. Conversely, a small decimation factor decreases the entanglement entropy due to a large number of spectral gaps which regulate the amount of information crossing the boundary. In line with earlier studies, we also comment on similarities with certain holographic formulations. Finally, we calculate the higher order corrections in the entanglement entropy which possess a log-periodic oscillatory behavior.

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@article{arxiv.1808.10391,
  title  = {Entanglement entropy on finitely ramified graphs},
  author = {Ibrahim Akal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.10391},
  year   = {2018}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures, references added, to be published in PRD

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