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Singular behavior of an entangled state for a one-dimensional quantum spin system

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We studied the entangled state for a one-dimensional S=1/2S=1/2 antiferromagnetic quantum spin chain in a transverse field. We calculate the ground state using the density matrix renormalization group and discuss how the entangled state changes around a quantum phase transition (QPT) point. By analyzing concurrence C(ρ)C(\rho) for two-qubit density matrix ρ\rho after the Lewenstein-Sanpera decomposition, ρ=Λρs+(1Λ)ρe\rho=\Lambda \rho_s + (1-\Lambda) \rho_e , where ρs\rho_s is a separable density matrix and ρe\rho_e is a pure entangled state obtained by a linear combination of Bell states, we find singular behaviors both in C(ρe)C(\rho_e) and 1Λ1-\Lambda at the QPT point.  C(ρe)C(\rho_e) includes the effects of quantum fluctuations, which manifest the competition between the antiferromagnetic spin fluctuation and the effect of transverse field in the transverse Ising model. The quantum fluctuation shows the singular maximum at the QPT point as expected from the general picture of phase transition. In contrast, 1Λ1-\Lambda reveals the singular minimum at QPT point.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0505168,
  title  = {Singular behavior of an entangled state for a one-dimensional quantum spin system},
  author = {Akira Kawaguchi and Kaoru Shimizu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0505168},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures

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