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Modular Hamiltonian for fermions of small mass

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-12-17 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider the algebra of massive fermions restricted to a diamond in two-dimensional Minkowski spacetime, and in the Minkowski vacuum state. While the massless modular Hamiltonian is known for this setting, the derivation of the massive one is an open problem. We compute the small-mass corrections to the modular Hamiltonian in a perturbative approach, finding some terms which were previously overlooked. Our approach can in principle be extended to all orders in the mass, even though it becomes computationally challenging.

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@article{arxiv.2312.04629,
  title  = {Modular Hamiltonian for fermions of small mass},
  author = {Daniela Cadamuro and Markus B. Fröb and Christoph Minz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.04629},
  year   = {2024}
}

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37 pages, 11 figures, matches published version