Modular Hamiltonian and entanglement entropy in the BMS free fermion theory

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Hauptverfasser: Hao, Peng-Xiang, Lai, Wen-Xin, Song, Wei, Xiao, Zehua
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author Hao, Peng-Xiang
Lai, Wen-Xin
Song, Wei
Xiao, Zehua
author_facet Hao, Peng-Xiang
Lai, Wen-Xin
Song, Wei
Xiao, Zehua
contents We study the modular Hamiltonian and the entanglement entropy of the BMS-invariant free fermion model. Starting from the modular Hamiltonian on a half-line interval, we calculate the modular Hamiltonian for a region consisting of two disjoint intervals using the uniformization map and a background field method. The resulting modular Hamiltonian contains a local term which generates a geometrical flow, and a bi-local term which mixes operators between the two intervals. We further derive a relation between Wightman functions and the modular Hamiltonian using both diagonalization and a coherent state method. This enables us to compute the entanglement entropy for multi-disjoint intervals. Our explicit results in the BMS free fermion model are compatible with earlier ones based on symmetry and holography.
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spellingShingle Modular Hamiltonian and entanglement entropy in the BMS free fermion theory
Hao, Peng-Xiang
Lai, Wen-Xin
Song, Wei
Xiao, Zehua
High Energy Physics - Theory
We study the modular Hamiltonian and the entanglement entropy of the BMS-invariant free fermion model. Starting from the modular Hamiltonian on a half-line interval, we calculate the modular Hamiltonian for a region consisting of two disjoint intervals using the uniformization map and a background field method. The resulting modular Hamiltonian contains a local term which generates a geometrical flow, and a bi-local term which mixes operators between the two intervals. We further derive a relation between Wightman functions and the modular Hamiltonian using both diagonalization and a coherent state method. This enables us to compute the entanglement entropy for multi-disjoint intervals. Our explicit results in the BMS free fermion model are compatible with earlier ones based on symmetry and holography.
title Modular Hamiltonian and entanglement entropy in the BMS free fermion theory
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10503