Entanglement of Quantum Spin Systems:. a Valence-Bond Approach
Abstract
In order to quantify entanglement between two parts of a quantum system, one of the most used estimators is the Von Neumann entropy. Unfortunately, computing this quantity for large interacting quantum spin systems remains an open issue. Faced with this difficulty, other estimators have been proposed to measure entanglement efficiently, mostly by using simulations in the valence-bond basis. We review the different proposals and try to clarify the connections between their geometric definitions and proper observables. We illustrate this analysis with new results of entanglement properties of spin-1 chains.
- Publication:
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Modern Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1142/S0217984911026620
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1011.6530
- Bibcode:
- 2011MPLB...25..917C
- Keywords:
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- Entanglement measures;
- quantum spin models;
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons;
- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- Proceedings of StatPhys 24 satellite conference in Hanoi