Quantum Entanglement Index in String Theory

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Hauptverfasser: Dabholkar, Atish, Harris, Eleanor, Moitra, Upamanyu
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author Dabholkar, Atish
Harris, Eleanor
Moitra, Upamanyu
author_facet Dabholkar, Atish
Harris, Eleanor
Moitra, Upamanyu
contents We define a notion of `quantum entanglement index' with the aim to compute it for black hole horizons in string theory at one-loop order using the stringy replica method. We consider the horizon of BTZ black holes to construct the relevant conical orbifolds, labeled by an odd integer $N$, and compute the partition function as a function of $N$, corresponding to the fractional indexed Rényi entropy. We show that it is free of tachyons and naturally finite both in the ultraviolet and the infrared, even though it is generically ultraviolet divergent in the field theory limit. Thus, the index provides a useful diagnostic of the entanglement structure of string theory without the need for analytic continuation in $N$.
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spellingShingle Quantum Entanglement Index in String Theory
Dabholkar, Atish
Harris, Eleanor
Moitra, Upamanyu
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
We define a notion of `quantum entanglement index' with the aim to compute it for black hole horizons in string theory at one-loop order using the stringy replica method. We consider the horizon of BTZ black holes to construct the relevant conical orbifolds, labeled by an odd integer $N$, and compute the partition function as a function of $N$, corresponding to the fractional indexed Rényi entropy. We show that it is free of tachyons and naturally finite both in the ultraviolet and the infrared, even though it is generically ultraviolet divergent in the field theory limit. Thus, the index provides a useful diagnostic of the entanglement structure of string theory without the need for analytic continuation in $N$.
title Quantum Entanglement Index in String Theory
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15939