Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Entanglement has been widely used as a tool for the investigation of phase transitions (PTs). However, analysing several entanglement measures in the two-qubit context, we see that distinct entanglement quantifiers can indicate different orders for the same PT. Examples are given for different Hamiltonians. This leaves open the possibility of addressing different orders to the same PT if entanglement is used as an order parameter. Moving on to the multipartite context, we show necessary and sufficient conditions for a family of entanglement monotones to confirm quantum PTs.
Source: New Journal of Physics
Authors: D Cavalcanti, F G S L Brandão, M O Terra Cunha
Institutions: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Imperial College London
Language: English
Topic: Quantum many-body systems
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,610
OpenAlex ID: W2106761069