Entanglement entropy for scale-invariant states: universal finite-size scaling

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Authors: Huan-Qiang Zhou, Qianqian Shi, I. McCulloch, Murray T. Batchelor 

Publication date: 22 April 2023

Abstract: A universal finite system-size scaling analysis of the entanglement entropy is presented for highly degenerate ground states arising from spontaneous symmetry breaking with type-B Goldstone modes in exactly solvable one-dimensional quantum many-body systems. These states appear to be scale-invariant, but not conformally invariant. Our findings are based on a physical argument, imposing three constraints on the entanglement entropy, in addition to further confirmation from an asymptotic analysis of the entanglement entropy for the $mSU(2)$ spin-$1/2$ ferromagnetic states. The resulting universal scaling form is demonstrated for three fundamental models -- the $mSU(2)$ spin-$s$ Heisenberg ferromagnetic model, the $mSU(N+1)$ ferromagnetic model, and the staggered $mSU(3)$ spin-1 ferromagnetic biquadratic model. The results point towards a classification for distinct types of scale-invariant states, relevant to a complete classification of quantum states of matter.

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