Quantum Entanglement of Anyonic Charges and Emergent Spacetime Geometry

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Main Authors: Le, Hoang-Anh, Lee, Hyun Cheol, Yang, S. -R. Eric
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author Le, Hoang-Anh
Lee, Hyun Cheol
Yang, S. -R. Eric
author_facet Le, Hoang-Anh
Lee, Hyun Cheol
Yang, S. -R. Eric
contents Intrinsically topologically ordered phases can host anyons. Here, we take the view that entanglement between anyons can give rise to an emergent geometry resembling Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space. We analyze the entanglement structure of fractionalized anyons using mutual information and interpret the results within this emergent geometric framework. As a concrete example, we consider pairs of $e/2$-charged semions that arise from instanton configurations in a disordered zigzag graphene nanoribbon. These fractional charges, located on opposite zigzag edges, show long-range quantum entanglement despite being spatially separated. We analyze the scale dependence of their entanglement and embed the ribbon into an AdS-like bulk geometry. In this setup, the entanglement structure defines minimal surfaces in the bulk, providing a geometric view of the edge correlations. This gives a holographic picture of fractionalized degrees of freedom in quasi-one-dimensional systems and shows how quantum entanglement can generate emergent geometry even without conformal symmetry.
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spellingShingle Quantum Entanglement of Anyonic Charges and Emergent Spacetime Geometry
Le, Hoang-Anh
Lee, Hyun Cheol
Yang, S. -R. Eric
Strongly Correlated Electrons
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Intrinsically topologically ordered phases can host anyons. Here, we take the view that entanglement between anyons can give rise to an emergent geometry resembling Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space. We analyze the entanglement structure of fractionalized anyons using mutual information and interpret the results within this emergent geometric framework. As a concrete example, we consider pairs of $e/2$-charged semions that arise from instanton configurations in a disordered zigzag graphene nanoribbon. These fractional charges, located on opposite zigzag edges, show long-range quantum entanglement despite being spatially separated. We analyze the scale dependence of their entanglement and embed the ribbon into an AdS-like bulk geometry. In this setup, the entanglement structure defines minimal surfaces in the bulk, providing a geometric view of the edge correlations. This gives a holographic picture of fractionalized degrees of freedom in quasi-one-dimensional systems and shows how quantum entanglement can generate emergent geometry even without conformal symmetry.
title Quantum Entanglement of Anyonic Charges and Emergent Spacetime Geometry
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15256