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Logarithmic Corrections to the Entanglement Entropy

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-01-06 v4

Abstract

In a dd-dimensional conformal field theory, it has been known that a relevant deformation operator with the conformal dimension, Δ=d+22\Delta=\frac{d+2}{2}, generates a logarithmic correction to the entanglement entropy. In the large 't Hooft coupling limit, we can investigate such a logarithmic correction holographically by deforming an AdS space with a massive scalar field dual to the operator with Δ=d+22\Delta=\frac{d+2}{2}. There are two sources generating the logarithmic correction. One is the metric deformation and the other is the minimal surface deformation. In this work, we investigate the change of the entanglement entropy caused by the minimal surface deformation and find that the second order minimal surface deformation leads to an additional logarithmic correction.

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@article{arxiv.1505.03951,
  title  = {Logarithmic Corrections to the Entanglement Entropy},
  author = {Chanyong Park},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.03951},
  year   = {2016}
}

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21 pages, reference added

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