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arxiv: 1205.5036 · v2 · pith:WSNIHEXKnew · submitted 2012-05-22 · ✦ hep-th

Holographic entanglement entropy beyond coherent states

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We study entanglement entropy for a class of states in quantum field theory that are entangled superpositions of coherent states with well-separated supports, analogous to Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen or Bell states. We calculate the contributions beyond the area law in a simple model. In the case of strongly coupled conformal field theories, we argue that these states are holographically dual to superpositions of bulk geometries. We note that for these states one can use the Ryu-Takayanagi holographic entanglement entropy formula to calculate some terms in the entanglement entropy, but that there can be additional O(N^2) contributions. We argue that this class of states includes those generated by local quenches and thus that these cannot be described by a classical dual geometry. These considerations may be important for more fine grained treatments of holographic thermalization.

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