Entanglement in quantum field theory via wavelet representations

Jan 16, 2022
17 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.D 106 (2022) 3, 036025
  • Published: Aug 1, 2022
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Abstract: (APS)
Quantum field theory (QFT) describes nature using continuous fields, but physical properties of QFT are usually revealed in terms of measurements of observables at a finite resolution. We describe a multiscale representation of free scalar bosonic and Ising model fermionic QFTs using wavelets. Making use of the orthogonality and self-similarity of the wavelet basis functions, we demonstrate some well-known relations such as scale-dependent subsystem entanglement entropy and renormalization of correlations in the ground state. We also find some new applications of the wavelet transform as a compressed representation of ground states of QFTs which can be used to illustrate quantum phase transitions via fidelity overlap and holographic entanglement of purification.
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  • 17 pages, 10 figures
  • entropy: entanglement
  • boson: scalar
  • field theory: representation
  • fermion: field theory