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Entanglement negativity in quantum field theory

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We develop a systematic method to extract the negativity in the ground state of a 1+1 dimensional relativistic quantum field theory, using a path integral formalism to construct the partial transpose rho_A^{T_2} of the reduced density matrix of a subsystem A=A1 U A2, and introducing a replica approach to obtain its trace norm which gives the logarithmic negativity E=ln||\rho_A^{T_2}||. This is shown to reproduce standard results for a pure state. We then apply this method to conformal field theories, deriving the result E\sim(c/4) ln(L1 L2/(L1+L2)) for the case of two adjacent intervals of lengths L1, L2 in an infinite system, where c is the central charge. For two disjoint intervals it depends only on the harmonic ratio of the four end points and so is manifestly scale invariant. We check our findings against exact numerical results in the harmonic chain.

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Separability and entanglement of resonating valence-bond states

cond-mat.str-el · 2022-12-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Proves exact separability for disconnected subsystems in dimer RK states and exponentially suppressed entanglement for RVB states on arbitrary lattices, with negativity expressed via partition functions.

Separability from Multipartite Measures

quant-ph · 2026-05-03 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0 · 2 refs

Third-order negativity is a necessary and sufficient criterion for full separability of tripartite pure states and extends to mixed states and qudits.

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  • Separability and entanglement of resonating valence-bond states cond-mat.str-el · 2022-12-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 132 · internal anchor

    Proves exact separability for disconnected subsystems in dimer RK states and exponentially suppressed entanglement for RVB states on arbitrary lattices, with negativity expressed via partition functions.

  • Separability from Multipartite Measures quant-ph · 2026-05-03 · unverdicted · none · ref 42 · 2 links

    Third-order negativity is a necessary and sufficient criterion for full separability of tripartite pure states and extends to mixed states and qudits.