Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2006-11-02
Phys. Rev. A 77, 012319 (2008)
Physics
Quantum Physics
To appear in Phys. Rev. A
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.77.012319
We introduce a method for analyzing ground state properties of quantum many body systems, based on the characterization of separability and entanglement by single subsystem unitary operations. We apply the method to the study of the ground state structure of several interacting spin-1/2 models, described by Hamiltonians with different degrees of symmetry. We show that the approach based on single qubit unitary operations allows to introduce {\it ``entanglement excitation energies''}, a set of observables that can characterize ground state properties, including the quantification of single-site entanglement and the determination of quantum critical points. The formalism allows to identify the existence and location of factorization points, and a purely quantum {\it ``transition of entanglement''} that occurs at the approach of factorization. This kind of quantum transition is characterized by a diverging ratio of excitation energies associated to single-qubit unitary operations.
Giampaolo Salvatore M.
Illuminati Fabrizio
Siena Silvio de
Verrucchi Paola
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