Entanglement of a 3D generalization of the Kitaev model on the diamond lattice

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/2014/10/P10022zbMATH Open1456.81083arXiv1407.3328MaRDI QIDQ3301752FDOQ3301752

Authors: Ian Mondragon-Shem, Taylor L. Hughes 

Publication date: 11 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the entanglement properties of a three dimensional generalization of the Kitaev honeycomb model proposed by Ryu [Phys. Rev. B 79, 075124, (2009)]. The entanglement entropy in this model separates into a contribution from a $Z_2$ gauge field and that of a system of hopping Majorana fermions, similar to what occurs in the Kitaev model. This separation enables the systematic study of the entanglement of this 3D interacting bosonic model by using the tools of non-interacting fermions. In this way, we find that the topological entanglement entropy comes exclusively from the $Z_2$ gauge field, and that it is the same for all of the phases of the system. There are differences, however, in the entanglement spectrum of the Majorana fermions that distinguish between the topologically distinct phases of the model. We further point out that the effect of introducing vortex lines in the $Z_2$ gauge field will only change the entanglement contribution of the Majorana fermions. We evaluate this contribution to the entanglement which arises due to gapless Majorana modes that are trapped by the vortex lines.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.3328

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10)

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• Entanglement in many-body systems
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• Anyons in an exactly solved model and beyond
• Calculation of reduced density matrices from correlation functions

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• Thermal properties of the Rényi entropies of free bosons and fermions
• Entanglement in 3D Kitaev spin liquids
• Ground state entanglement and geometric entropy in the Kitaev model

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