Entanglement Entropy and Quantum Phase Transition in the O(N) σ-model

Abstract We investigate how entanglement entropy behaves in a non-conformal scalar field system with a quantum phase transition, by the replica method. We study the σ-model in 3+1 dimensions which is O(N) symmetric as the mass squared parameter μ 2 is positive, and undergoes spontaneous symmetry bre...

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Main Authors: Jiunn-Wei Chen, Shou-Huang Dai, Jin-Yi Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2021)201