Finite-temperature entanglement and coherence in asymmetric bosonic Josephson junctions

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Main Authors: Vianello, Cesare, Ferraretto, Matteo, Salasnich, Luca
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author Vianello, Cesare
Ferraretto, Matteo
Salasnich, Luca
author_facet Vianello, Cesare
Ferraretto, Matteo
Salasnich, Luca
contents We investigate the finite-temperature properties of a bosonic Josephson junction composed of N interacting atoms confined by a quasi-one-dimensional asymmetric double-well potential, modeled by the two-site Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian. We compute numerically the spectral decomposition of the statistical ensemble of states, the thermodynamic and entanglement entropies, the population imbalance, the quantum Fisher information, and the coherence visibility. We analyze their dependence on the system parameters, showing in particular how finite temperature and on-site energy asymmetry affect the entanglement and coherence properties of the system. Moreover, starting from a quantum phase model which accurately describes the system over a wide range of interactions, we develop a reliable description of the strong tunneling regime, where thermal averages may be computed analytically using a modified Boltzmann weight involving an effective temperature. We discuss the possibility of applying this effective description to other models in suitable regimes.
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spellingShingle Finite-temperature entanglement and coherence in asymmetric bosonic Josephson junctions
Vianello, Cesare
Ferraretto, Matteo
Salasnich, Luca
Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
We investigate the finite-temperature properties of a bosonic Josephson junction composed of N interacting atoms confined by a quasi-one-dimensional asymmetric double-well potential, modeled by the two-site Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian. We compute numerically the spectral decomposition of the statistical ensemble of states, the thermodynamic and entanglement entropies, the population imbalance, the quantum Fisher information, and the coherence visibility. We analyze their dependence on the system parameters, showing in particular how finite temperature and on-site energy asymmetry affect the entanglement and coherence properties of the system. Moreover, starting from a quantum phase model which accurately describes the system over a wide range of interactions, we develop a reliable description of the strong tunneling regime, where thermal averages may be computed analytically using a modified Boltzmann weight involving an effective temperature. We discuss the possibility of applying this effective description to other models in suitable regimes.
title Finite-temperature entanglement and coherence in asymmetric bosonic Josephson junctions
topic Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06224