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This study identifies a universal logarithmic scaling law governing finite jumps in quantum entanglement entropy following boundary quenches in 1+1 dimensional systems. By validating analytical predictions from conformal field theory through Matrix Product State simulations on the Ising spin chain, the research establishes new dynamical signatures for how edge disturbances propagate into bulk quantum states.
SISSA Finds Boundary Quenches Show Entanglement Jump via Logarithm of Ratios
SISSA researchers found that abrupt changes to a (1+1)-dimensional system cause an entanglement jump, its magnitude universally defined by the logarithm of boundary condition ratios.
Researchers at SISSA and collaborating institutions Coventry University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Tel Aviv University, have discovered a distinct leap in quantum entanglement following a specific type of disturbance known as a boundary quench. The work demonstrates that when a subsystem becomes fully connected to this quench event, its entanglement entropy does not increase gradually, but undergoes a sharp finite jump. Remarkably, the magnitude of this jump is universally determined by the logarithm of the ratio of the boundary factors associated with the initial and final conditions of the quantum system. Validating these analytical predictions,…
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