Non-equilibrium entanglement asymmetry for discrete groups: the example of the XY spin chain

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Main Authors: Ferro, Florent, Ares, Filiberto, Calabrese, Pasquale
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Published: 2023
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author Ferro, Florent
Ares, Filiberto
Calabrese, Pasquale
author_facet Ferro, Florent
Ares, Filiberto
Calabrese, Pasquale
contents The entanglement asymmetry is a novel quantity that, using entanglement methods, measures how much a symmetry is broken in a part of an extended quantum system. So far it has only been used to characterise the breaking of continuous Abelian symmetries. In this paper, we extend the concept to cyclic $\mathbb{Z}_N$ groups. As an application, we consider the XY spin chain, in which the ground state spontaneously breaks the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ spin parity symmetry in the ferromagnetic phase. We thoroughly investigate the non-equilibrium dynamics of this symmetry after a global quantum quench, generalising known results for the standard order parameter.
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spellingShingle Non-equilibrium entanglement asymmetry for discrete groups: the example of the XY spin chain
Ferro, Florent
Ares, Filiberto
Calabrese, Pasquale
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
The entanglement asymmetry is a novel quantity that, using entanglement methods, measures how much a symmetry is broken in a part of an extended quantum system. So far it has only been used to characterise the breaking of continuous Abelian symmetries. In this paper, we extend the concept to cyclic $\mathbb{Z}_N$ groups. As an application, we consider the XY spin chain, in which the ground state spontaneously breaks the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ spin parity symmetry in the ferromagnetic phase. We thoroughly investigate the non-equilibrium dynamics of this symmetry after a global quantum quench, generalising known results for the standard order parameter.
title Non-equilibrium entanglement asymmetry for discrete groups: the example of the XY spin chain
topic Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06902