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arXiv:quant-ph/0611035 · Physical Review A

Determination of ground-state properties in quantum spin systems by single-qubit unitary operations and entanglement excitation energies

S. M. Giampaolo, Fabrizio Illuminati, Paola Verrucchi, Silvio De Siena

Published Jan 16, 2008• 15 citations
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Abstract

We introduce a method for analyzing ground-state properties of quantum many-body systems, based on the characterization of separability and entanglement by single subsystem unitary operations. We apply the method to the study of the ground-state structure of several interacting spin-1/2 models, described by Hamiltonians with different degrees of symmetry. We show that the approach based on single-qubit unitary operations allows us to introduce ``entanglement excitation energies,'' a set of observables that can characterize ground-state properties, including the quantification of single-site entanglement and the determination of quantum critical points. The formalism allows us to identify the existence and location of factorization points, and a purely quantum ``transition of entanglement'' that occurs at the approach of factorization. This kind of quantum transition is characterized by a diverging ratio of excitation energies associated with single-qubit unitary operations.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.77.012319

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Abstract We introduce a framework for characterizing many-body ground states based on the interplay of different types of concurrences. Rather than relying on a single entanglement measure, we show that the relative magnitude and scaling of spin and orbital concurrences provide a physically transparent classification of the ground state. Using the single-site Anderson model as a minimal and exactly constrained testbed, we show that spin-singlet formation and orbital superposition contribute in qualitatively different ways, leading to distinct ground-state spectral weights characterized by dominant spin or orbital degrees of freedom. Our results establish concurrences as diagnostic tools that provide a transparent characterization of the ground-state structure within this minimal setting, and suggest a possible strategy for identifying the nature of quantum superposition in more complex many-body systems.