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Entanglement Hamiltonian of Many-Body Dynamics in Strongly Correlated Systems.

Authors :
Zhu, W.
Zhoushen Huang
Yin-Chen He
Xueda Wen
Source :
Physical Review Letters. 3/13/2020, Vol. 124 Issue 10, p1-1. 1p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

A powerful perspective in understanding nonequilibrium quantum dynamics is through the time evolution of its entanglement content. Yet apart from a few guiding principles for the entanglement entropy, to date, much less is known about the refined characteristics of entanglement propagation. Here, we unveil signatures of the entanglement evolving and information propagating out of equilibrium, from the view of the entanglement Hamiltonian. We investigate quantum quench dynamics of prototypical Bose-Hubbard model using state-of-the-art numerical technique combined with conformal field theory. Before reaching equilibrium, it is found that a current operator emerges in the entanglement Hamiltonian, implying that entanglement spreading is carried by particle flow. In the long-time limit the subsystem enters a steady phase, evidenced by the dynamic convergence of the entanglement Hamiltonian to the expectation of a thermal ensemble. Importantly, the entanglement temperature in steady state is spatially independent, which provides an intuitive trait of equilibrium. These findings not only provide crucial information on how equilibrium statistical mechanics emerges in many-body dynamics, but also add a tool to exploring quantum dynamics from the perspective of the entanglement Hamiltonian. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00319007
Volume :
124
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physical Review Letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142263346
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.100605