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Entanglement between a qubit and the environment in the spin-boson model

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Institut fuer Theorie der Kondensierten Materie, Universitaet Karlsruhe, 76128 Karlsruhe, (Germany)
The quantitative description of the quantum entanglement between a qubit and its environment is considered. Specifically, for the ground state of the spin-boson model, the entropy of entanglement of the spin is calculated as a function of {alpha}, the strength of the ohmic coupling to the environment, and {epsilon}, the level asymmetry. This is done by a numerical renormalization group treatment of the related anisotropic Kondo model. For {epsilon}=0, the entanglement increases monotonically with {alpha}, until it becomes maximal for {alpha}{yields}1{sup -}. For fixed {epsilon}>0, the entanglement is a maximum as a function of {alpha} for a value, {alpha}={alpha}{sub M}<1.
OSTI ID:
20640252
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 68; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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