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Entanglement Dynamics by (Non-)Unitary Local Operator Quenches in a 2D Holographic CFT

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Pith's one-line read In a 2D holographic CFT, reversing the order of Euclidean and Lorentzian time evolutions flips late-time entanglement growth from logarithmic to saturated.

desk verdict A mostly solid paper: the late-time plateau-vs-log dichotomy is a clean mechanism, but the central claim rests on a cross-ratio branch choice that is plausible yet not fully pinned down for the semi-infinite case. read the letter →

arxiv 2512.18781 v2 pith:UWVEGQKU submitted 2025-12-21 hep-th cond-mat.str-elquant-ph

classification hep-thcond-mat.str-elquant-ph PACS 11.25.Hf03.67.Mn
keywords entanglemententropylocaloperatorquenchholographicCFTRindlerHamiltonianconformalblocksRyu-TakayanagiformulaBTZblackbranenon-unitarytimeevolution
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The reading

This paper studies entanglement growth in a 2D holographic CFT after acting on the vacuum with a primary operator and then evolving with a composite of the Rindler Euclidean Hamiltonian and the uniform Lorentzian Hamiltonian in two opposite orders. It claims that for a semi-infinite interval, the late-time entanglement entropy grows logarithmically when the Euclidean evolution is applied first and then the Lorentzian one (a unitary process), while it saturates to a constant when the order is reversed (a non-unitary process). The difference is traced to the time dependence of the norm (partition function) of the state. If correct, this shows that whether half-line entanglement keeps growing at late times is controlled simply by unitarity of the composite evolution, offering a general criterion for other quench protocols.

What carries the argument

The argument rests on the semi-classical expansion of holographic conformal blocks in the limit where the cross ratios η_i and η̄_i are close to one, with the identity operator and its descendants dominating. The late-time behavior is controlled by the analytic continuation of the anti-holomorphic cross-ratio: at t = x_1 - x, η̄_i passes through infinity and the paper shifts its phase by e^{-2πi}, converting the η̄ → 1 limit into a factor 2κ_O/(ε f̄_i). The winding geodesics in the Bañados/AdS3 gravity dual, computed via the Ryu-Takayanagi formula, provide support for this branch choice. The partition functions Z^0_i of the two protocols carry the unitary versus non-unitary distinction, and

What would settle it

Compute the exact late-time entanglement entropy for a semi-infinite interval in a solvable CFT (e.g., free boson or free fermion) under the same Rindler/uniform composite evolution: the branch-prescription mechanism predicts that the non-unitary (i=1) protocol saturates while the unitary (i=2) protocol grows logarithmically; if both orderings produce the same late-time scaling, the dichotomy would be an artifact of the holographic large-c approximation.

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Core claim

The paper's central discovery is a late-time dichotomy for the entanglement growth of a semi-infinite interval after a local operator quench with a composite evolution built from Euclidean Rindler and Lorentzian uniform Hamiltonians. When the Lorentzian evolution is applied first and then the Euclidean one (i=1), the protocol is non-unitary, the partition function decays as t^{-2h_O}, and the entanglement growth saturates to (c/6) log(κ_O/(aε)). When the Euclidean evolution is applied first (i=2), the protocol is unitary, the partition function is time-independent, and entanglement grows as (c/6) log(κ_O t/(aε x)). The ratio of partition functions fixes the difference between the two protoco

Load-bearing premise

The late-time plateau-versus-log dichotomy rests on a specific analytic-continuation branch choice for the anti-holomorphic cross-ratio at the moment it passes through infinity (the e^{-2πi} phase shift), which is supported but not proved by the winding-geodesic calculation.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • For a semi-infinite interval in a 2D holographic CFT, late-time entanglement after a local operator quench depends on the time-ordering of Euclidean and Lorentzian evolutions.
  • Unitary composite evolution produces logarithmic growth of half-line entanglement, while non-unitary evolution produces saturation to a constant determined by the operator's conformal dimension.
  • The difference is governed by the time dependence of the partition function (norm) of the state: a decaying norm cancels the would-be logarithmic growth.
  • For heavy primary operators, the gravity dual is a black brane with a spacetime-dependent horizon whose closest approach to the boundary occurs at the initial insertion point of the local operator.
  • The mutual information between two distant intervals also shows time-ordering effects, with time-dependent phase transitions between connected and disconnected Ryu-Takayanagi surfaces.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If unitarity of the composite evolution is the controlling factor, similar saturation-versus-log behaviors would be expected in other non-unitary protocols, such as monitored or post-selected dynamics, wherever the partition function decays in time.
  • The identification of the Euclidean evolution with a post-selecting projective measurement (Sec. 3.4) suggests the non-unitary protocol could be interpreted as a monitored evolution, and the late-time saturation might be a signature of measurement-induced dynamics in a holographic CFT.
  • The branch-prescription dependence is a potential weak point; computing the full Virasoro conformal block without assuming identity-dominance for moderate h_O/c values could test whether the dichotomy survives.
  • The horizon shape in the gravity dual, with two minima propagating at the speed of light, may serve as a bulk observable that distinguishes unitary from non-unitary quench protocols.
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Referee Report

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Summary. This paper analyzes a family of local-operator quenches in 2D holographic CFTs where the initial operator insertion is followed by a composite evolution consisting of a Euclidean Rindler Hamiltonian and a uniform Lorentzian Hamiltonian in two possible orders (Eq. (2.1)). Using holographic conformal blocks in the large central charge limit, the authors derive analytic expressions for the entanglement entropy of finite and semi-infinite intervals (Eqs. (3.44), (3.54)) and for mutual information. The central result is the late-time dichotomy for a semi-infinite interval: the non-unitary ordering i=1 gives ΔS_{A;1} ≈ (c/6) log(κ_O/aε), while the unitary ordering i=2 gives ΔS_{A;2} ≈ (c/6) log(κ_O t/(aε x)) (Eq. (3.55)). The authors also compute energy-momentum expectation values, construct the Bañados dual geometry, identify a black brane with a spacetime-dependent horizon, and propose a quasiparticle/energy-density mechanism. A holographic geodesic computation with winding numbers reproduces the CFT results for the finite interval.

Significance. If correct, the paper provides a concrete, falsifiable prediction about time-ordering effects: whether half-line entanglement entropy saturates or grows logarithmically is tied to unitarity of the composite evolution. The analytic formulas are explicit and internally consistent, with branch choices stated; the geodesic computation in Sec. 3.8.2 provides a genuine cross-check for the finite interval. The paper also derives the gravity dual and identifies the horizon shape, adding a geometric perspective. The main weakness is that the pivotal late-time dichotomy rests on an unproved analytic-continuation branch choice and on identity-block dominance, which need to be justified directly.

major comments (2)
  1. [Sec. 3.6.1, Eqs. (3.52)–(3.55)] The late-time separation between ΔS_{A;1} and ΔS_{A;2} is entirely controlled by the phase shift ¯η_i → e^{-2πi} ¯η_i applied when t passes x_1 − x. This prescription is stated, not derived. The claimed independent support from winding geodesics (Sec. 3.8.2) does not fully close the gap: the maps in Eqs. (3.80)/(3.84) and the winding transformations (3.99)–(3.101) already contain the same branch choice, and for the semi-infinite interval no explicit minimization over winding numbers is presented. Please provide a direct derivation of the branch (e.g., from the Lorentzian iε continuation or from the monodromy of the vacuum block), or an explicit half-line geodesic computation, to make Eq. (3.55) unconditional.
  2. [Sec. 3.2, Eq. (3.12)] The derivation assumes identity-block dominance of the semiclassical Virasoro block for η, η̄ ≃ 1 on the selected sheet. The late-time κ_O factor, and hence the plateau-vs-log selection, depends on this assumption. The paper does not specify the precise parameter regime where the approximation is controlled, nor does it quantify corrections from other blocks. Since the central claim is made for generic heavy operators, this dominance should be checked (analytically or numerically) rather than assumed.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Sec. 4.2, Eq. (4.20)] Equation (4.20) inverts the square root relative to Eq. (4.19). From u'^min_{h;i} = L_AdS x a ε / (2 r_h) and r_h/L_AdS = sqrt(24 h_O/c − 1), the condition u'^min ≥ 1 reads 1 ≤ (x a ε / 2) / sqrt(24 h_O/c − 1), not 1 ≤ (x a ε / 2) sqrt(24 h_O/c − 1).
  2. [Sec. 3.10.2, Eq. (3.123)] The notation Z^0_{a;i} is ambiguous: the text and Eq. (3.45) indicate the relevant ratio is the right-moving (anti-holomorphic) partition function, but the subscript a is not defined. Please clarify which component is used and define Z^0_{a;i}.
  3. [Sec. 3.4, Eq. (3.38)] The post-selection interpretation requires the existence of a bounded Hermitian operator H_s satisfying cos(μH_s) = e^{-εH_R}. This is an ad hoc assumption; the paper should present it as a heuristic analogy or provide an argument for existence.
  4. [Throughout] The manuscript contains numerous typos and formatting artifacts (e.g., 'Bana˜ndos', inconsistent spacing, garbled subscripts in Appendix D). A careful proofread is needed.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: the plateau/log dichotomy is derived from standard conformal blocks and cross-ratios; the one overlapping-author citation is non-load-bearing.

full rationale

The central predictions, Eq. (3.55) and its finite-interval extensions, are obtained by inserting the explicit cross-ratios (3.20)/(3.51) into the semiclassical identity-block formula (3.12), which is an external large-c result cited to Asplund-Bernamonti-Galli-Hartman and Fitzpatrick-Kaplan-Walters (no author overlap). No parameter is fitted to the entanglement data, and no quantity is defined in terms of the predicted entanglement growth. The same final formula (3.17) is independently reproduced by the geodesic-length computation in Sec. 3.8.2 (compare (3.98) with (3.17)), so the holographic check is not just a restatement of the CFT input. The e^{-2\pi i} branch prescription for \bar\eta_i in Sec. 3.6.1 is an analytic-continuation/monodromy choice; it is supported, though not rigorously proven, by the winding-geodesic branch interpretation (3.99)-(3.101), and any residual doubt is a correctness issue rather than a circular reduction. The only self-citation is Ref. [40] (Mao & Nozaki, overlapping with this paper's authors), used in the mechanism section 3.10.2 through Eq. (3.116); it is non-load-bearing because the quantum-information results are already established by two independent methods before that section. Therefore no circular step is identified; at most a minor overlapping-author citation appears in a supporting 'mechanism' discussion.

Assumptions & free parameters 2 free parameters · 8 assumptions · 1 invented entities

The derivation is honest: no fitted constants, no invented particles. The protocol parameters a and ε are free knobs whose values set the saturation scale. The axioms are standard large-c holographic CFT machinery plus one self-cited formula ([40]) used only in the explanatory section. The branch-choice axiom is the most fragile and is partially supported by the winding-geodesic computation.

free parameters (2)
  • a (Rindler coupling) = dimensionless, >0; figures use 10^-3 to 10^-5
    Chosen by hand in H_R = a∫xh(x)dx (2.5); enters all final formulas including the saturation value log(κ_O/aε); no principle fixes it.
  • ε (Euclidean regulator) = figures use 10–50 with aε small
    UV regulator in e^{−εHR}; the headline i=1 plateau (c/6)log(κ_O/aε) diverges as ε→0 and is regulator-dependent — this dependence is not discussed.
assumptions (8)
  • domain assumption Semiclassical exponentiation of Virasoro conformal blocks and the light-light-heavy-heavy approximation (Eq (3.12))
    Central tool for evaluating G_n(η,η̄); valid for c→∞ with h_O/c and h_n/c fixed; invoked in Sec 3.2 to obtain the EE in (3.17).
  • domain assumption Identity-block dominance of the conformal block for η_i ≃ 1
    Used to drop other conformal blocks in the (n−1)-expansion; the small-ε expansion (3.21) keeps η_i−1 ~ iε f_i small, but the branch at t = x1−x has η̄_i → ∞, handled by phase shift.
  • domain assumption AdS3/CFT2 dictionary: Ryu-Takayanagi formula, Banados metric, Brown-Henneaux c = 3L/2G_N
    Sec 3.8: holographic EE equals geodesic length; the dual geometry is built from ⟨T⟩ via (3.66)-(3.67).
  • standard math H_R annihilates the vacuum of H_0
    H_R = α(L_0 − L̄_0) (A.6) annihilates |0⟩; used in (2.2) to move operators past the vacuum and to justify the regulator.
  • domain assumption The regulator interpretation of e^{−εH_R} is restricted to the positive half-line x > 0
    Sec 2.1: xh(x) < 0 for x < 0, so e^{−εH_R} may not regulate there; the paper restricts to x > 0 and does not analyze the negative region.
  • standard math Analytic continuation τ_E = it after the replica twist computation, with branch choices (η̄_i → e^{−2πi}η̄_i) at light-cone times
    Sec 3.5.1/3.6.1; the correct branch is fixed by comparison with the holographic winding geodesics of Sec 3.8.2, which supports but does not prove the choice.
  • domain assumption EE–energy-density formula (3.116) of Ref. [40] applies to the present states
    Sec 3.10.2: the mechanism section relies on this formula, stated as 'reported in [40]' — a self-citation by overlapping authors; the EE formulas (3.44), (3.54) are derived independently before this point.
  • ad hoc to paper Post-selective measurement realization needs cos(μH_s) = e^{−εH_R} for some bounded H_s
    Sec 3.4, stated conditionally ('If we can find...'); not established for unbounded H_R; interpretive only.
invented entities (1)
  • Two-level ancilla system (|↑⟩,|↓⟩) with H_s·σ_x interaction
    purpose: Interpret the non-unitary Euclidean evolution e^{−εH_R} as a post-selected projective measurement (Sec 3.4)
    Illustrative model imported from Ref. [103]; requires cos(μH_s)=e^{−εH_R}, asserted conditionally; plays no role in the EE/MI derivations.

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In this paper, we investigate the time evolution of entanglement entropy and mutual information for the spatially-infinite systems where we act with a primary operator on the vacuum state and then time-evolve it with the sequence of the Euclidean and Lorentzian time evolutions. Two-dimensional holographic conformal field theories describe the systems under consideration in this paper. The Euclidean time evolution is induced by the Rindler Hamiltonian and behaves as the regulator that tames the divergence induced by the local operator, while the Lorentzian one is induced by the uniform Hamiltonian. Under these time evolutions, we investigate the time ordering effect of the Rindler Euclidean and uniform Lorentzian time evolution operators. Consequently, we find the remarkable differences between those time evolutions are induced by whether those are unitary or non-unitary. Especially, we find that the unitary time evolution induces the late-time logarithmic growth of the entanglement entropy, while the non-unitary time evolution induces the late-time constant behavior. Furthermore, we investigate the dual gravity of the systems under consideration. Especially, we investigate the gravity duals of the systems with the insertion of the heavy primary operator and show that it is a black brane with a spacetime-dependent horizon.

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Figure 1. ⟨Ttt⟩i sin2 (aϵ) as a function of X and t when the primary operator is inserted at x = 103 . Left) For i = 1. Right) For i = 2. At the insertion point of the primary operator, two energy excitations are created and they propagate along two null directions. We set hO = h¯O = 103 , a = 10−3 and ϵ = 50. 3.8 Entanglement Entropy as Geodesic Length In the previous sections 3.2, 3.5, and 3.6, we calculated the entanglemen… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. SA;1 as a function of time when the primary operator is inserted outside and on the left hand side of the subsystem. Left) The contributions of different geodesics with winding numbers (m, m). Right) Comparison of the entanglement entropy on the CFT and gravity sides. Here, we set x = 104 , x1 = 2 × 104 , x2 = 3 × 104 , a = 10−5 , c = 100, ϵ = 10 and hO = 0.4h0 where h0 = c 24 . where we defined E = e 2πim and E¯ = … view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. SA;1 as a function of time when the primary operator is inserted inside of the subsystem. Left) The contributions of different geodesics with winding numbers (m, m). Right) Comparison of the entanglement entropy on the CFT and gravity sides. Here, we set x = 2 × 104 , x1 = 104 , x2 = 4 × 104 , a = 10−5 , c = 100, ϵ = 10 and hO = 5h0. at early times, the geodesic with (m = −1, m = 1) has the minimum length. On the ot… view at source ↗
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Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: The disconnected γ12∪γ34 and connected γ14∪γ23 Ryu-Takayanagi surfaces for the subsystem A ∪ B. Here, A ∈ [x1, x2] and B ∈ [x3, x4] and they are separated by the distance d. The primary operator O is inserted at x on the left hand side of the subsystem A. SA∪B = Min [S…
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Different configurations for the calculation of the holographic mutual information: [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p032_5.png]
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: IA,B;i as a function of time for the symmetric configuration where the primary operator is inserted between the subsystems A and B and at equal distances from them. Here, d < dVac crit . Moreover, we set x1 = 104 , x2 = 2 × 104 , x = 2.2 × 104 , x3 = 2.4 × 104 , x4 = 3…
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: The horizon radius ˜uh;i as a function of X and t. Left) For i = 1 Right) For i = 2. We set x = 4.1 × 103 , LAdS = 105 , rh = 103 , a = 10−4 and ϵ = 10. the horizon. From [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p042_7.png]
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: The horizon radius u ′ h;i and ⟨Ttt⟩i sin2 (aϵ) as a function of t. Left) For i = 1. Right) for i = 2. We set x = 4 × 103 , X = 2 × 103 , LAdS = 105 , rh = 7 × 104 , a = 10−4 , ϵ = 50 and c = 1000. Moreover, hO = c 24  1 + r 2 h L2 AdS  . It is observed that the mini…
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Figure 9. Figure 9: IA,B;i as a function of time for the asymmetric configuration where the primary operator is inserted between the subsystems A and B and closer to A. Left) For d < dVac crit , x3 = 2.4 × 104 and x4 = 3.4 × 104 . Right) For d Vac crit < d < di , x3 = 3 × 104 and x4 = 4 ×…
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: IA,B;i as a function of time when the primary operator is inserted outside of the subsystems A and B and on their left hand sides. Left) For d < ˜di < dVac crit , x3 = 30010 and x4 = 40010. Right) For ˜di < d < dVac crit , x3 = 3.2 × 104 and x4 = 4.2 × 104 . Here, we …
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: IA,B;i as a function of time when the primary operator is inserted inside the subsystem A. Left) For d < d′ i < dVac crit , x = 1.2 × 104 , x3 = 20010 and x4 = 30010. Right) For d ′ i < d < dVac crit , x3 = 2.4 × 104 and x4 = 3.4 × 104 . Here, we set x1 = 104 , x2 = 2…

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