Entanglement entropy, decoherence, and quantum phase transitions of a dissipative two-level system

The concept of entanglement entropy appears in multiple contexts, from black hole physics to quantum information theory, where it measures the entanglement of quantum states. We investigate the entanglement entropy in a simple model, the spin-boson model, which describes a qubit (two-level system) interacting with a collection of harmonic oscillators that models the environment responsible for decoherence and dissipation. The entanglement entropy allows to make a precise unification between entanglement of the spin with its environment, decoherence, and quantum phase transitions. We derive exact analytical results which are confirmed by Numerical Renormalization Group arguments both for an ohmic and a subohmic bosonic bath. The entanglement entropy obeys universal scalings. We make comparisons with entanglement properties in the quantum Ising model and in the Dicke model. We also emphasize the possibility of measuring this entropy using charge qubits subject to electromagnetic noise; such measurements would provide an empirical proof of the existence of entanglement entropy.     

Coherent control of quantum entropy via quantum interference in a four-level N-type atomic system

The time evaluation of quantum entropy in a four-level N-type atomic system is theoretically investigated. Quantum entanglement of the atom and its spontaneous emission fields is then discussed via quantum entropy. It is found that the degree of entanglement can be increased by the quantum interference induced by spontaneous emission. The phase dependence of the atom-field entanglement is also presented.     

驻波激光场中囚禁离子的线性熵和量子态转移研究

运用量子纠缠和线性熵理论,研究了驻波激光场中囚禁离子的线性熵和量子态转移。讨论了相干角、离子的相对位相、离子与驻波激光场之间的耦合强度以及失谐量、Lamb-Dicke参数对离子线性熵的影响。结果表明,在一定的条件下可以实现囚禁离子的内态到振动态的相干转移,线性熵随时间的演化呈现非周期性的振荡行为。离子线性熵的最大值随着相干角、离子与激光场之间的耦合强度以及失谐量的增大而减小,随着Lamb-Dicke参数的增大而增大。并且可以通过调节驻波激光场来调节离子与驻波激光场之间的耦合强度和失谐量,从而达到对离子线性熵的控制与操纵,理论上提供了一种调控纠缠的方式。     

驻波激光场中囚禁离子的线性熵和量子态转移研究

运用量子纠缠和线性熵理论,研究了驻波激光场中囚禁离子的线性熵和量子态转移.讨论了相干角、离子的相对位相、离子与驻波激光场之间的耦合强度以及失谐量、Lamb-Dicke参数对离子线性熵的影响.结果表明,在一定的条件下可以实现囚禁离子的内态到振动态的相干转移,线性熵随时间的演化呈现非周期性的振荡行为.离子线性熵的最大值随着相干角、离子与激光场之间的耦合强度以及失谐量的增大而减小,随着Lamb-Dicke参数的增大而增大.并且可以通过调节驻波激光场来调节离子与驻波激光场之间的耦合强度和失谐量,从而达到对离子线性熵的控制与操纵,理论上提供了一种调控纠缠的方式.     

Entanglement entropy of an annulus in holographic thermalization

The thermalization process of the holographic entanglement entropy(HEE)of an annular domain is investigated in the Vaidya-AdS geometry.We determine numerically the Hubeny-Rangamani-Takayanagi(HRT)surface,which may be a hemi-torus or two disks,depending on the ratio of the inner radius to the outer radius of the annulus.More importantly,for some fixed ratio of the two radii,the annulus undergoes a phase transition,or a double phase transition,during thermalization from a hemi-torus to a two-disk configuration,or vice versa.The occurrence of various phase transitions is determined by the ratio of the two radii of the annulus.The rate of entanglement growth is also investigated during the thermal quench.The local maximal rate of entanglement growth occurs in the region with a double phase transition.Finally,if the quench process is sufficiently slow,which may be controlled by the thickness of the null shell,the region with a double phase transition vanishes.     

Entanglement Dynamics and Chaos in the Dicke Model

We study dynamical properties of quantum entanglement in the Dicke model with and without the rotating-wave approximation. Specifically, we investigate the maximal entanglement and mean entanglement which reflect the underlying chaos in the system, and a good classical-quantum correspondence is found. We also show that the maximal linear entropy can be more sensitive to chaos than the mean linear entropy.     

对称双势阱玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚系统在周期驱动下的动力学相变及其量子纠缠熵表示

研究了在对称双势阱玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体系粒子间相互作用项上外加周期调制而引起的系统动力学相变,特别地研究了该系统通向混沌的相变过程.发现在一定驱动参数下,当外加调制频率与系统固有频率达到共振时,相平面会出现不稳定性现象,即混沌.在混沌区域,粒子在各量子态随机分布,平均布居数差在零附近波动.特别地,研究表明,混沌现象的出现可以用量子纠缠熵来表征,混沌现象出现时,两种平均纠缠熵都趋于它们的最大值. 关键词： 玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚 双势阱 混沌 纠缠熵     

对称双势阱玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚系统在周期驱动下的动力学相变及其量子纠缠熵表示

研究了在对称双势阱玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体系粒子间相互作用项上外加周期调制而引起的系统动力学相变，特别地研究了该系统通向混沌的相变过程.发现在一定驱动参数下，当外加调制频率与系统固有频率达到共振时，相平面会出现不稳定性现象，即混沌.在混沌区域，粒子在各量子态随机分布，平均布居数差在零附近波动.特别地，研究表明，混沌现象的出现可以用量子纠缠熵来表征，混沌现象出现时，两种平均纠缠熵都趋于它们的最大值.     

Single-atom entropy squeezing and quantum entanglement in Tavis--Cummings model with atomic motion

We examine the single-atom entropy squeezing and the atom-field entanglement in a system of two moving twolevel atoms interacting with a single-mode coherent field in a lossless resonant cavity.Our numerical calculations indicate that the squeezing period,the squeezing time and the maximal squeezing can be controlled by appropriately choosing the atomic motion and the field-mode structure.The atomic motion leads to a periodical time evolution of entanglement between the two-atom and the field.Moreover,there exists corresponding relation between the time evolution properties of the atomic entropy squeezing and that of the entanglement between the two atoms and the field.     

Intermittency from maximum entropy distribution

A maximum entropy distribution has been formulated in which the imposed constraint contains a stochastic (rather than a deterministic) variable. The distribution depends on the observational bin size through the smoothing of population by intrabin averaging. Moments of fluctuations calculated with this distribution give bin-size dependences (intermittency exponents) that agree reasonably with those obtained from the size dependence in nuclear multifragmentation. The exponents depend on the spread of the stochastic mechanism (supposed to be a cascading, multiplicative process) and on the magnitude of the constraint imposed. An information-theoretic interpretation is provided for the relation between statistical and mechanism-induced (dynamic) fluctuations.     

Relative entropy of entanglement of two-qubit ’X’ states

Two closest single-qubit states could be diagonalised by the same unitary matrix,which helps to find the relative entropy of entanglement of a two-qubit ’X’ state.We formulate two binary equations for the relative entropy of entanglement and the corresponding closest separable state of a given two-qubit ’X’ state.This approach can be applied to get the relative entropy of entanglement of many widely-discussed two-qubit states,such as pure states,Werner states,and so on.     

Topological permutation entropy

Permutation entropy quantifies the diversity of possible ordering of the successively observed values a random or deterministic system can take, just as Shannon entropy quantifies the diversity of the values themselves. When the observable or state variable has a natural order relation, making permutation entropy possible to compute, then the asymptotic rate of growth in permutation entropy with word length forms an alternative means of describing the intrinsic entropy rate of a source. Herein, extending a previous result on metric entropy rate, we show that the topological permutation entropy rate for expansive maps equals the conventional topological entropy rate familiar from symbolic dynamics. This result is not limited to one-dimensional maps.     

依赖强度耦合双模Jaynes-Cummings 模型的纠缠和场熵演化

应用von Neumann熵研究了依赖强度耦合双模Jaynes-Cummings模型中原子与光场的纠缠度。给出了两模初始场均处于相干态和双模压缩真空态两种情况下熵演化的数值结果。讨论了初始场强度对原子―场纠缠度的影响。发现在强场条件下，原子与光场基本稳定在最大纠缠态但伴随着周期性的脉冲式解纠缠。     

负值量子条件熵与双量子系统一类混合态纠缠量度

运用负值量子条件熵研究了双量子系统一类混合态的纠缠量度.给出了负值量子条件作为条件熵纠缠度的定义，证明了条件熵纠缠满足作为2×2系统一类混合纠缠态量度的四个基本条件.当双量子系统处于纯态时，条件熵纠缠度即为部分熵纠缠度.应用条件熵纠缠度研究了真空腔场中两全同二能级原子之间纯态和一类混合态纠缠的时间演化，比较了相同条件下两全同原子系统concurrence纠缠度的时间演化.结果表明，两纠缠度演化规律完全一致，验证了负值量子条件熵可以作为双量子系统纯态和一类混合态的纠缠量度. 关键词： 双量子系统 负值量子条件熵 条件熵纠缠度 混合态纠缠度     

三个两能级原子与数态场相互作用的纠缠特性

通过计算并发度和线性熵研究了初始处于GHZ态的三个两能级原子与数态场相互作用系统的纠缠动力学特性,讨论了场的初始光子数对并发度和线性熵的影响.结果表明,腔内两原子之间的纠缠出现突然产生现象,而且可以通过改变场的初始光子数来控制产生纠缠的阈值时间和纠缠的最大值.对腔外原子的探测导致了并发度随时间的演化呈现周期性规律,场的光子数的增加不但减小了并发度的最大值,而且缩短了并发度的演化周期.     

Quantum entanglement between the two-mode fields and atomic entropy squeezing in the system of a moving atom interacting with two-mode entangled coherent field

This paper investigates the entropy squeezing of a moving two-level atom interacting with the two-mode entangled coherent field via two-photon transition by using an entropic uncertainty relation and the degree of entanglement between the two-mode fields by using quantum relative entropy. The results obtained from numerical calculation indicate that the squeezed period, the duration of entropy squeezing and the maximal squeezing can be controlled by appropriately choosing the intensity of the light field, the atomic motion and the field-mode structure. The atomic motion leads to the periodic recovery of the initial maximal degree of entanglement between the two-mode fields. Moreover, there exists a corresponding relation between the time evolution properties of the atomic entropy squeezing and those of the entanglement between the two-mode fields.     

三个两能级原子与数态场相互作用的纠缠特性

通过计算并发度和线性熵研究了初始处于GHZ态的三个两能级原子与数态场相互作用系统的纠缠动力学特性,讨论了场的初始光子数对并发度和线性熵的影响.结果表明,腔内两原子之间的纠缠出现突然产生现象,而且可以通过改变场的初始光子数来控制产生纠缠的阈值时间和纠缠的最大值.对腔外原子的探测导致了并发度随时间的演化呈现周期性规律,场的光子数的增加不但减小了并发度的最大值,而且缩短了并发度的演化周期.     

Von Neumann entropy and entropy squeezing of a two-level atom and the superposition of squeezed displaced fock states

The work presents some aspects of studying the two-level atom in a Kerr media interacting with a single-mode electromagnetic field, which is the superposition of squeezed displaced Fock states. We discuss the effect of the new field on quantum entropy and the entanglement of the atom-field system in the two-photon process. The exact results are employed to perform a careful investigation of the temporal entropy evolution. The position and momentum entropy squeezing of the optical field are investigated. The general conclusions obtained are illustrated by numerical results.     

Single atom entropy squeezing for two two-level atoms interacting with a binomial field

In this paper we consider a system of two two-level atoms interacting with a binomial field in an ideal cavity. We investigate the time evolution of the single atom entropy squeezing, atomic inversion and the linear entropy for the present system. Furthermore, the relationship between the entropy squeezing and the entanglement is investigated. It is shown that the amounts of the nonclassical effects exhibited in the entropy squeezing are dependent on the different initial conditions. The entropy squeezing can give information on the corresponding linear entropy.     

Calculation of von Neumann entropy for hydrogen and positronium negative ions

In the present work, we carry out calculations of von Neumann entropies and linear entropies for the hydrogen negative ion and the positronium negative ion. We concentrate on the spatial (electron–electron orbital) entanglement in these ions by using highly correlated Hylleraas functions to represent their ground states, and to take care of correlation effects. We apply the Schmidt decomposition method on the partial-wave expanded two-electron wave functions, and from which the one-particle reduced density matrix can be obtained, leading to the quantifications of linear entropy and von Neumann entropy in the H⁻ and Ps⁻ ions.