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arXiv:2312.08525

The massive modular Hamiltonian for a double cone

Daniela Cadamuro

Published Dec 13, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

The Tomita-Takesaki modular operator for local algebras plays an important role in quantum field theory, and more recently in the study of relative entropy. However, the explicit expression of this operator, except for the case of wedges, is difficult to describe mathematically. We have obtained instead numerical results for the form of the modular Hamiltonian for a double cone in a massive scalar free field in (1+1)- and (3+1)-dimensional Minkowski space, which shows how it differs from the wedge case, in particular regarding the dependence of the modular Hamiltonian on the mass of the field.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2312.08525

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