Entanglement, quantum phase transition, and scaling in the XXZ chain

Shi-Jian Gu, Hai-Qing Lin, and You-Quan Li
Phys. Rev. A 68, 042330 – Published 24 October 2003
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Abstract

Motivated by recent development in quantum entanglement, we study relations among concurrence C, SUq(2) algebra, quantum phase transition and correlation length at the zero temperature for the XXZ chain. We find that at the SU(2) point, the ground state possesses the maximum concurrence. When the anisotropic parameter Δ is deformed, however, its value decreases. Its dependence on Δ scales as C=C0C1(Δ1)2 in the XY metallic phase and near the critical point (i.e., 1<Δ<1.3) of the Ising-like insulating phase. We also study the dependence of C on the correlation length ξ, and show that it satisfies C=C01/2ξ near the critical point. For different sizes of the system, we show that there exists a universal scaling function of C with respect to the correlation length ξ.

  • Received 7 August 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.042330

©2003 American Physical Society

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Shi-Jian Gu1,2,*, Hai-Qing Lin1, and You-Quan Li2

  • 1Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • 2Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China

  • *Email address: sjgu@zimp.zju.edu.cn; URL: http://zimp.zju.edu.cn/sjgu

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Vol. 68, Iss. 4 — October 2003

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