Quantum Entanglement of Anyonic Charges and Emergent Spacetime Geometry
Abstract
Intrinsically topologically ordered phases can host anyons. Here, we take the view that entanglement between anyons can give rise to an emergent geometry resembling Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space. We analyze the entanglement structure of fractionalized anyons using mutual information and interpret the results within this emergent geometric framework. As a concrete example, we consider pairs of -charged semions that arise from instanton configurations in a disordered zigzag graphene nanoribbon. These fractional charges, located on opposite zigzag edges, show long-range quantum entanglement despite being spatially separated. We analyze the scale dependence of their entanglement and embed the ribbon into an AdS-like bulk geometry. In this setup, the entanglement structure defines minimal surfaces in the bulk, providing a geometric view of the edge correlations. This gives a holographic picture of fractionalized degrees of freedom in quasi-one-dimensional systems and shows how quantum entanglement can generate emergent geometry even without conformal symmetry.
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@article{arxiv.2512.15256,
title = {Quantum Entanglement of Anyonic Charges and Emergent Spacetime Geometry},
author = {Hoang-Anh Le and Hyun Cheol Lee and S. -R. Eric Yang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.15256},
year = {2026}
}