Quantum quench and scaling of entanglement entropy

Global quantum quench with a finite quench rate which crosses critical points is known to lead to universal scaling of correlation functions as functions of the quench rate. In this work, we explore scaling properties of the entanglement entropy of a subsystem in a harmonic chain during a mass quenc...

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Main Authors: Paweł Caputa, Sumit R. Das, Masahiro Nozaki, Akio Tomiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269317304847