Entanglement entropies of the J_1 - J_2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the square lattice

Nicolas Laflorencie (1, 2) , David J. Luitz (1, 2) , Fabien Alet (1, 2)

1 FFC - Fermions Fortement Corrélés (LPT)
2 LPT - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique

Using a modified spin-wave theory which artificially restores zero sublattice magnetization on finite lattices, we investigate the entanglement properties of the N\'eel ordered $J_1 - J_2$ Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the square lattice. Different kinds of subsystem geometries are studied, either corner-free (line, strip) or with sharp corners (square). Contributions from the $n_G=2$ Nambu-Goldstone modes give additive logarithmic corrections with a prefactor ${n_G}/{2}$ independent of the R\'enyi index. On the other hand, corners lead to additional (negative) logarithmic corrections with a prefactor $l^{c}_q$ which does depend on both $n_G$ and the R\'enyi index $q$, in good agreement with scalar field theory predictions. By varying the second neighbor coupling $J_2$ we also explore universality across the N\'eel ordered side of the phase diagram of the $J_1 - J_2$ antiferromagnet, from the frustrated side $0

Domaines: Physique Quantique [quant-ph]

Nicolas Laflorencie, David J. Luitz, Fabien Alet. Entanglement entropies of the J_1 - J_2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the square lattice. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (1998-2015), 2015, 92 (11), pp.115126. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevB.92.115126⟩. ⟨hal-01222968⟩