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Title: Entanglement in a fermion chain under continuous monitoring

Journal Article · · SciPost Physics
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. University of California, Berkeley
  2. Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
  3. Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford

We study the entanglement entropy of the quantum trajectories of a free fermion chain under continuous monitoring of local occupation numbers. We propose a simple theory for entanglement entropy evolution from disentangled and highly excited initial states. It is based on generalized hydrodynamics and the quasi-particle pair approach to entanglement in integrable systems. We test several quantitative predictions of the theory against extensive numerics and find good agreement. In particular, the volume law entanglement is destroyed by the presence of arbitrarily weak measurement.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0019380
OSTI ID:
1564442
Journal Information:
SciPost Physics, Journal Name: SciPost Physics Vol. 7 Journal Issue: 2; ISSN 2542-4653
Publisher:
Stichting SciPostCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
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