(1) Physics Department, School of Science, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, P.R. China
Abstract:
Pairwise thermal entanglement in the three-qubit XXX
Heisenberg model with next nearest neighbor interaction and a nonuniform
magnetic field has been studied. It's found that the next nearest neighbor
interaction has a great effect on the entanglement between the next nearest
neighbor sites, but has slight effect on the nearest neighbor
entanglement (NNE). Applying a magnetic field at the middle site enhances the
next nearest neighbor entanglement (NNNE) sharply when there is a small field
at the side sites and the next nearest neighbor coupling constant is
positive. A staggered magnetic field helps to maintain nearest neighbor
entanglement obviously.