A sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo algorithm computes stabilizer Rényi entropy derivatives, revealing critical-point singularities and volume-law corrections that show discontinuity across phase transitions.
Sampling reduced density matrix to extract fine levels of entanglement spectrum and restore entanglement Hamiltonian
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The reduced density matrix (RDM) plays a key role in quantum entanglement and measurement, as it allows the extraction of almost all physical quantities related to the reduced degrees of freedom. However, restricted by the degrees of freedom in the environment, the total system size is often limited, let alone the subsystem. To address this challenge, we propose a quantum Monte Carlo scheme with a low technical barrier, enabling precise extraction of the RDM. To demonstrate the power of the method, we present the fine levels of the entanglement spectrum (ES), which is the logarithmic eigenvalues of the RDM. We clearly show the ES for a $1$D ladder with a long entangled boundary, and that for the $2$D Heisenberg model with a tower of states. Furthermore, we put forward an efficient way to restore the entanglement Hamiltonian in operator-form from the sampled RDM data. Our simulation results, utilizing unprecedentedly large system sizes, establish a practical computational framework for determining entanglement quantities based on the RDM, such as the ES, particularly in scenarios where the environment has a huge number of degrees of freedom.
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Evaluating many-body stabilizer R\'enyi entropy by sampling reduced Pauli strings: singularities, volume law, and nonlocal magic
A sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo algorithm computes stabilizer Rényi entropy derivatives, revealing critical-point singularities and volume-law corrections that show discontinuity across phase transitions.