Wehrl entropy and entanglement complexity of quantum spin systems

Abstract The Wehrl entropy of a quantum state is the Shannon entropy of its coherent-state distribution function, and remains non-zero even for pure states. We investigate the relationship between this entropy and the many-particle quantum entanglement, for N spin-1/2 particles. Explicitly, we numerically calculate the Wehrl entropy of various N -particle ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mtext>⩽</mml:mtext> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>⩽</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>20</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) entangled pure states, with respect to the SU(2) <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow/> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>⊗</mml:mo> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> coherent states. Our results show that for the large- N ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mo>≳</mml:mo> <mml:mn>10</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) systems the Wehrl entropy of the highly chaotic entangled states (e.g. <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:munder> <mml:mo>∑</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">=↑</mml:mo> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mo stretchy="false">↓</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:munder> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo fence="false" stretchy="false">⟩</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>e</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> <mml:mtext>i</mml:mtext> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>ϕ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , with <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>ϕ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> being random angles) are substantially larger than that of the very regular entangled states (e.g. the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state). Therefore, the Wehrl entropy can reflect the complexity of the quantum entanglement of many-body pure states, as proposed by Sugita (2003 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 9081). In particular, the Wehrl entropy per particle (WEPP) can be used as a quantitative description of this entanglement complexity. Unlike other quantities used to evaluate this complexity (e.g. the degree of entanglement between a subsystem and the other particles), the WEPP does not necessitate the division of the total system into two subsystems. We further demonstrate that many-body pure entangled states can be classified into three types, based on the behavior of the WEPP in the limit <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">∞</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> : states approaching that of a maximally mixed state

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New Journal of Physics
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2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ada1f1
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Wehrl entropy and entanglement complexity of quantum spin systems

Yiqi Yu, Xu Chen, Peng Zhang
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Wehrl entropy and entanglement complexity of quantum spin systems

Yiqi Yu, Xu Chen, Peng Zhang
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Abstract The Wehrl entropy of a quantum state is the Shannon entropy of its coherent-state distribution function, and remains non-zero even for pure states. We investigate the relationship between this entropy and the many-particle quantum entanglement, for N spin-1/2 particles. Explicitly, we numerically calculate the Wehrl entropy of various N -particle ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mtext>⩽</mml:mtext> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>⩽</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>20</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) entangled pure states, with respect to the SU(2) <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow/> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>⊗</mml:mo> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> coherent states. Our results show that for the large- N ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mo>≳</mml:mo> <mml:mn>10</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) systems the Wehrl entropy of the highly chaotic entangled states (e.g. <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:munder> <mml:mo>∑</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">=↑</mml:mo> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mo stretchy="false">↓</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:munder> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo fence="false" stretchy="false">⟩</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>e</mml:mtext> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> <mml:mtext>i</mml:mtext> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>ϕ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , with <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>ϕ</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>…</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>s</mml:mi> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> being random angles) are substantially larger than that of the very regular entangled states (e.g. the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state). Therefore, the Wehrl entropy can reflect the complexity of the quantum entanglement of many-body pure states, as proposed by Sugita (2003 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 9081). In particular, the Wehrl entropy per particle (WEPP) can be used as a quantitative description of this entanglement complexity. Unlike other quantities used to evaluate this complexity (e.g. the degree of entanglement between a subsystem and the other particles), the WEPP does not necessitate the division of the total system into two subsystems. We further demonstrate that many-body pure entangled states can be classified into three types, based on the behavior of the WEPP in the limit <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>N</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">∞</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> : states approaching that of a maximally mixed state

New Journal of PhysicsVol. 26(12)
Renmin University of China (CN)
NSAF Joint Fund, National Key Research and Development Program of China
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Quantum many-body systems
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