Pairwise Entanglement and Quantum Phase Transitions in Spin Systems

We examine several well-known quantum spin models and categorize the behaviour of pairwise entanglement at quantum phase transitions. A unitied picture on the connection between the entanglement and quantum phase transition in spin systems is presented.     

具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链的热纠缠

研究了具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链在磁场作用下的热纠缠性质.分别讨论了三角自旋环中自旋1/2粒子间相互作用的三种情形,即XXX,XXZ和XY Z海森伯模型.利用转移矩阵方法,数值计算了具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链的配对纠缠度.计算结果表明,外加磁场强度和温度对系统处于上述三种海森伯模型的热纠缠性质均有重要影响.给出了系统在不同的海森伯模型下,纠缠消失对应的临界温度随磁场强度的变化图,由此可以得到系统存在配对纠缠的参数区域,同时发现在特定的参数区域存在纠缠恢复现象.因此适当调节温度和磁场强度,可以有效调控具有三角自旋环的伊辛-海森伯链热纠缠性质.     

{Cu_3}单分子磁体在热平衡和磁场作用下的三体纠缠

本文研究了Na_9[Cu_3Na_3(H_2O)_9(α-As W_9O_(33))_2]·26H_2O(简记为{Cu_3})单分子磁体在热平衡和外加磁场作用下的三体纠缠性质,利用等效自旋模型和实验拟合参数,数值计算了{Cu_3}型三角自旋环中三体负性纠缠度(tripartite negativity).分别考虑沿垂直于三角自旋环方向的磁场、平行于三角自旋环方向的磁场,以及倾斜磁场的情形.结果表明,磁场的方向、大小以及温度对系统三体负性纠缠度有着重要影响.文中给出了在不同磁场方向下,临界温度随磁场强度的变化图,由此可以得到三体纠缠存在的参数区域.同时发现在特定的参数区域,该系统存在纠缠恢复现象.因此适当调节温度、磁场强度大小和磁场方向可以有效调控{Cu_3}型三角自旋环中的三体纠缠性质.     

Thermal Entanglement in XXZ Heisenberg Model for Coupled Spin-Half and Spin-One Triangular Cell

In this paper, we investigate the thermal entanglement of two-spin subsystems in an ensemble of coupled spin-half and spin-one triangular cells, (1/2, 1/2, 1/2), (1/2, 1, 1/2), (1, 1/2, 1) and (1, 1, 1) with the XXZ anisotropic Heisenberg model subjected to an external homogeneous magnetic field. We adopt the generalized concurrence as the measure of entanglement which is a good indicator of the thermal entanglement and the critical points in the mixed higher dimensional spin systems. We observe that in the near vicinity of the absolute zero, the concurrence measure is symmetric with respect to zero magnetic field and changes abruptly from a non-null to null value for a critical magnetic field that can be signature of a quantum phase transition at finite temperature. The analysis of concurrence versus temperature shows that there exists a critical temperature, that depends on the type of the interaction, i.e. ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic, the anisotropy parameter and the strength of the magnetic field. Results show that the pairwise thermal entanglement depends on the third spin which affects the maximum value of the concurrence at absolute zero and at quantum critical points.     

非均匀外磁场下海森堡自旋链的热纠缠

研究了两量子比特海森堡XXX自旋链处于x方向的非均匀磁场时系统的纠缠特性,并用负度N来度量.得到N的解析表达式,并在此基础上进行数值计算.仔细讨论了均匀磁场B、非均匀磁场b、温度T和自旋耦合系数J对纠缠度N的影响.结果表明:N会随着■和T的增大而减小,但会随着J的增大而增大.同时,增大的J和b还会使临界磁场■和临界温度T_th变大,从而使系统中热纠缠存在的磁场范围和温度范围都变大.这一点在较大磁场和较高温度下需要纠缠具有实际意义.由此,我们可以通过调节B、b、T和J来控制热纠缠,这对固态系统中通过构建和选择参数调整系统的纠缠度具有一定的作用和意义.     

2D quantum gravity from quantum entanglement

In quantum systems with many degrees of freedom the replica method is a useful tool to study the entanglement of arbitrary spatial regions. We apply it in a way that allows them to backreact. As a consequence, they become dynamical subsystems whose position, form, and extension are determined by their interaction with the whole system. We analyze, in particular, quantum spin chains described at criticality by a conformal field theory. Its coupling to the Gibbs' ensemble of all possible subsystems is relevant and drives the system into a new fixed point which is argued to be that of the 2D quantum gravity coupled to this system. Numerical experiments on the critical Ising model show that the new critical exponents agree with those predicted by the formula of Knizhnik, Polyakov, and Zamolodchikov.     

Experimental quantum simulation of entanglement in many-body systems

We employ a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum information processor to simulate the ground state of an XXZ spin chain and measure its NMR analog of entanglement, or pseudoentanglement. The observed pseudoentanglement for a small-size system already displays a singularity, a signature which is qualitatively similar to that in the thermodynamical limit across quantum phase transitions, including an infinite-order critical point. The experimental results illustrate a successful approach to investigate quantum correlations in many-body systems using quantum simulators.     

Long-range quantum discord in critical spin systems

We show that quantum correlations as quantified by quantum discord can characterize quantum phase transitions by exhibiting nontrivial long-range decay as a function of distance in spin systems. This is rather different from the behavior of pairwise entanglement, which is typically short-ranged even in critical systems. In particular, we find a clear change in the decay rate of quantum discord as the system crosses a quantum critical point. We illustrate this phenomenon for first-order, second-order, and infinite-order quantum phase transitions, indicating that pairwise quantum discord is an appealing quantum correlation function for condensed matter systems.     

Entanglement Dynamics of Electrons and Photons

Entanglement is a fundamental feature of quantum theory as well as a key resource for quantum computing and quantum communication, but the entanglement mechanism has not been found at present. We think when the two subsystems exist interaction directly or indirectly, they can be in entanglement state. such as, in the Jaynes-Cummings model, the entanglement between the atom and the light field comes from their interaction. In this paper, we have studied the entanglement mechanism of electron-electron and photon-photon, which are from the spin-spin interaction. We found their total entanglement states are relevant both space state and spin state. When two electrons or two photons are far away, their entanglement states should be disappeared even if their spin state is entangled.     

Quantum phase transitions in matrix product states of one-dimensional spin-1 chains

We present a new model of quantum phase transitions in matrix product systems of one-dimensional spin-1 chains and study the phases coexistence phenomenon. We find that in the thermodynamic limit the proposed system has three different quantum phases and by adjusting the control parameters we are able to realize any phase, any two phases equal coexistence and the three phases equal coexistence. At every critical point the physical quantities including the entanglement are not discontinuous and the matrix product system has long-range correlation and N-spin maximal entanglement. We believe that our work is helpful for having a comprehensive understanding of quantum phase transitions in matrix product states of one-dimensional spin chains and of certain directive significance to the preparation and control of one-dimensional spin lattice models with stable coherence and N-spin maximal entanglement.     

Entangling moving cavities in noninertial frames

An open question in the field of relativistic quantum information is how parties in arbitrary motion may distribute and store quantum entanglement. We propose a scheme for storing quantum information in the field modes of cavities moving in flat space-time and analyze it in a quantum field theoretical framework. In contrast with previous work that found entanglement degradation between observers moving with uniform acceleration, we find the quantum information in such systems is protected. We further discuss a method for establishing the entanglement in the first place and show that in principle it is always possible to produce maximally entangled states between the cavities.     

Entanglement in One-Dimensional Random XY Spin Chain with Dzyaloshinskii--Moriya Interaction

The impurities of exchange couplings, external magnetic fields and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya （DM） interaction considered as Gaussian distribution, and the entanglement in one-dimensional random XY spin systems is investigated by the method of solving the different spin-spin correlation functions and the average magnetization per spin. The entanglement dynamics at central locations of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic chains have been studied by varying the three impurities and the strength of DM interaction. （i） For the ferromagnetic spin chain, the weak DM interaction can improve the amount of entanglement to a large value, and the impurities have the opposite effect on the entanglement below and above critical DM interaction. （ii） For the antiferromagnetic spin chain, DM interaction can enhance the entanglement to a steady value. Our results imply that DM interaction strength, the impurity and exchange couplings （or magnetic field） play competing roles in enhancing quantum entanglement.     

Enhancement of next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement in quantum Ising spin chain

Using the method of the Jordan--Wigner transformation for solving different spin--spin correlation functions, we have investigated the generation of next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement in a one-dimensional quantum Ising spin chain with the Gaussian distribution impurities of exchange couplings and external magnetic fields taken into account. The maximal value of entanglement between the next-nearest-neighbouring qubits in the transverse Ising model was analysed in detail by varying the effectively controlled parameters such as interchange coupling, magnetic field and the system impurity. For such systems, where both exchange couplings and external magnetic field disorder appear, we show that it is possible to achieve next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement better than the previously discussed pure Ising spin chain case. We also show that the Gaussian distribution impurity can induce next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement, which can be used as a means to characterize quantum phase transition.     

Robustness of entanglement as a signature of quantum phase transitions

We investigate the critical behavior of pairwise entanglement at quantum phase transitions (QPT) in several exactly solvable spin models with noise in system control parameters. We show that the exact critical behavior will change due to noise. When the noise is not too large, pairwise entanglement is robust as a signature of QPT in some spin models.     

具有三自旋相互作用XX模型纠缠特性研究

利用Concurrence判据,研究了具有三自旋相互作用的XX模型的纠缠特性;分别在铁磁和反铁磁模型中研究了三自旋相互作用J_2和温度T对两自旋纠缠度的影响.结果表明,三自旋相互作用J_2提高系统的两体纠缠度,但是提高程度会因最近邻自旋间发生铁磁、反铁磁相互作用而有所差异;并且J_2影响两自旋系统纠缠消失的临界温度T_C,T_C会随J_2的增大而减小.系统温度T影响两体纠缠度,随着温度的降低,纠缠度会得到提高.此外,分别在系统本征态和基态中研究了两自旋的纠缠度,求出了系统发生量子相变的量子临界点.     

General entanglement scaling laws from time evolution

We establish a general scaling law for the entanglement of a large class of ground states and dynamically evolving states of quantum spin chains: we show that the geometric entropy of a distinguished block saturates, and hence follows an entanglement-boundary law. These results apply to any ground state of a gapped model resulting from dynamics generated by a local Hamiltonian, as well as, dually, to states that are generated via a sudden quench of an interaction as recently studied in the case of dynamics of quantum phase transitions. We achieve these results by exploiting ideas from quantum information theory and tools provided by Lieb-Robinson bounds. We also show that there exist noncritical fermionic systems and equivalent spin chains with rapidly decaying interactions violating this entanglement-boundary law. Implications for the classical simulatability are outlined.     

基于金刚石氮-空位色心自旋系综与超导量子电路混合系统的量子节点纠缠

量子纠缠是实现量子计算和量子通信的核心基础,本文提出了在金刚石氮-空位色心(NV centers)自旋系综与超导量子电路耦合的混合系统中实现两个分离量子节点之间纠缠的理论方案.在该混合系统中,把金刚石NV centers自旋系综和与之耦合的超导共面谐振器视为一个量子节点,两个量子节点之间通过一个空的超导共面谐振器连接.具有较长相干时间的NV centers自旋系综作为一个量子存储器,用于制备、存储和发送量子信息;易于外部操控的超导量子电路可执行量子逻辑门操作,快速调控量子信息.为了实现两个分离量子节点之间的纠缠,首先对系统的哈密顿量进行正则变换,将其等价为两个NV centers自旋系综与同一个超导共面谐振器之间的JC耦合;然后采用NV centers自旋-光子混合比特编码的方式,通过调节超导共面谐振器的谐振频率,精确控制体系演化时间,高保真度地实现了两个分离量子节点之间的量子纠缠.本方案还可以进一步扩展和集成,用于构建多节点纠缠的分布式量子网络.     

Quantum counterpart of measure synchronization: A study on a pair of Harper systems

Measure synchronization is a well-known phenomenon in coupled classical Hamiltonian systems over last two decades. Here, synchronization in a pair of coupled Harper systems is investigated both in classical and quantum contexts. It seems that the concept of measure synchronization is restricted in the classical limit as it involves with the phase space. We show the quantum counterpart of the synchronization in a pair of coupled quantum kicked Harper chains. In the quantum context, the coupling occurs between two spins chains via a time and site dependent potential. We use the average interaction energy between the participating systems as an order parameter in both the contexts to establish a connection between the classical and the quantum scenarios. Besides, we also study the entanglement between the chains and difference between the average bare energies in the quantum context. Interestingly, all such indicators suggest a connection between the MS transition in classical maps and a phase transition in quantum spin chains.     

The entanglement dynamics of interacting qubits embedded in a spin environment with Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya term

We investigate the entanglement dynamics of two interacting qubits in a spin environment, which is described by an XY model with Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya (DM) interaction. The competing effects of environmental noise and interqubit coupling on entanglement generation for various system parameters are studied. We find that the entanglement generation is suppressed remarkably in weak-coupling region at quantum critical point (QCP). However, the suppression of the entanglement generation at QCP can be compensated both by increasing the DM interaction and by decreasing the anisotropy of the spin chain. Beyond the weak-coupling region, there exist resonance peaks of concurrence when the system-bath coupling equals to external magnetic field. We attribute the presence of resonance peaks to the flat band of the self-Hamiltonian. These peaks are highly sensitive to anisotropy parameter and DM interaction.     

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.