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Can we always get the entanglement entropy from the Kadanoff-Baym equations? The case of the T-matrix approximation

Puig von Friesen, Marc LU ; Verdozzi, Claudio LU and Almbladh, Carl-Olof LU (2011) In Europhysics Letters 95(2).
Abstract
We study the time-dependent transmission of entanglement entropy through an out-of-equilibrium model interacting device in a quantum transport set-up. The dynamics is performed via the Kadanoff-Baym equations within many-body perturbation theory. The double occupancy <(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)>, needed to determine the entanglement entropy, is obtained from the equations of motion of the single-particle Green's function. A remarkable result of our calculations is that <(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)> can become negative, thus not permitting to evaluate the entanglement entropy. This is a shortcoming of approximate, and yet conserving, many-body self-energies. Among the tested... (More)
We study the time-dependent transmission of entanglement entropy through an out-of-equilibrium model interacting device in a quantum transport set-up. The dynamics is performed via the Kadanoff-Baym equations within many-body perturbation theory. The double occupancy <(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)>, needed to determine the entanglement entropy, is obtained from the equations of motion of the single-particle Green's function. A remarkable result of our calculations is that <(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)> can become negative, thus not permitting to evaluate the entanglement entropy. This is a shortcoming of approximate, and yet conserving, many-body self-energies. Among the tested perturbation schemes, the T-matrix approximation stands out for two reasons: it compares well to exact results in the low-density regime and it always provides a non-negative <(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)> For the second part of this statement, we give an analytical proof. Finally, the transmission of entanglement across the device is diminished by interactions but can be amplified by a current flowing through the system. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2011 (Less)
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  abstract     = {{We study the time-dependent transmission of entanglement entropy through an out-of-equilibrium model interacting device in a quantum transport set-up. The dynamics is performed via the Kadanoff-Baym equations within many-body perturbation theory. The double occupancy &lt;(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)&gt;, needed to determine the entanglement entropy, is obtained from the equations of motion of the single-particle Green's function. A remarkable result of our calculations is that &lt;(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)&gt; can become negative, thus not permitting to evaluate the entanglement entropy. This is a shortcoming of approximate, and yet conserving, many-body self-energies. Among the tested perturbation schemes, the T-matrix approximation stands out for two reasons: it compares well to exact results in the low-density regime and it always provides a non-negative &lt;(n) over cap (R dagger)(n) over cap (R down arrow)&gt; For the second part of this statement, we give an analytical proof. Finally, the transmission of entanglement across the device is diminished by interactions but can be amplified by a current flowing through the system. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2011}},
  author       = {{Puig von Friesen, Marc and Verdozzi, Claudio and Almbladh, Carl-Olof}},
  issn         = {{0295-5075}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  publisher    = {{EDP Sciences}},
  series       = {{Europhysics Letters}},
  title        = {{Can we always get the entanglement entropy from the Kadanoff-Baym equations? The case of the T-matrix approximation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/95/27005}},
  doi          = {{10.1209/0295-5075/95/27005}},
  volume       = {{95}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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