articleJournal of Physics A Mathematical and TheoreticalDec 2, 2009GREEN OA

Entanglement entropy in free quantum field theory

HCH CasiniMHM Huerta
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Abstract

In this review we first introduce the general methods to calculate the entanglement entropy for free fields, within the Euclidean and the real time formalisms. Then we describe the particular examples which have been worked out explicitly in two, three and more dimensions.

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    H CasiniCorresponding
  • MH
    M Huerta

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Keywords
  • Quantum entanglement
  • Joint quantum entropy
  • Quantum discord
  • Squashed entanglement
  • Quantum relative entropy
  • Entropy (arrow of time)
  • Generalized relative entropy
  • Quantum field theory
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