Quantum entanglement and the phases of matter
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Quantum entanglementand the phases of matter
HARVARD
Twelfth Arnold Sommerfeld Lecture Series January 31 - February 3, 2012
sachdev.physics.harvard.eduTuesday, January 31, 2012
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
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The double slit experiment
Interference of electrons
Quantum Superposition
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The double slit experiment
Interference of electrons
Quantum Superposition
Each electron passes
through both slits
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Let |L� represent the statewith the electron in the left slit
|L�
The double slit experimentQuantum Superposition
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And |R� represents the statewith the electron in the right slit
Let |L� represent the statewith the electron in the left slit
|L� |R�
The double slit experimentQuantum Superposition
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And |R� represents the statewith the electron in the right slit
Let |L� represent the statewith the electron in the left slit
Actual state of the electron is|L� + |R�
|L� |R�
The double slit experimentQuantum Superposition
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Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
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Hydrogen atom:
Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
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Hydrogen atom:
Hydrogen molecule:
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Superposition of two electron states leads to non-local correlations between spins
Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
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Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
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Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
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Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
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Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle
Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen “paradox”: Non-local correlations between observations arbitrarily far apart
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice
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Examine ground state as a function of λ
S=1/2spins
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At large ground state is a “quantum paramagnet” with spins locked in valence bond singlets
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Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice
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Nearest-neighor spins are “entangled” with each other.Can be separated into an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) pair.
Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice
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H =�
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For λ ≈ 1, the ground state has antiferromagnetic (“Neel”) order,and the spins align in a checkerboard pattern
Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice
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H =�
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For λ ≈ 1, the ground state has antiferromagnetic (“Neel”) order,and the spins align in a checkerboard pattern
No EPR pairs
Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice
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Pressure in TlCuCl3
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A. Oosawa, K. Kakurai, T. Osakabe, M. Nakamura, M. Takeda, and H. Tanaka, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 73, 1446 (2004).
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TlCuCl3
An insulator whose spin susceptibility vanishes exponentially as the temperature T tends to zero.
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TlCuCl3
Quantum paramagnet at ambient pressure
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TlCuCl3
Neel order under pressureA. Oosawa, K. Kakurai, T. Osakabe, M. Nakamura, M. Takeda, and H. Tanaka, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 73, 1446 (2004).
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λλcSpin S = 1“triplon”
Excitation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase
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λλcSpin S = 1“triplon”
Excitation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase
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λλcSpin S = 1“triplon”
Excitation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase
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λλc
Excitation spectrum in the Neel phase
Spin waves
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λλc
Excitation spectrum in the Neel phase
Spin waves
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λλc
Excitation spectrum in the Neel phase
Spin waves
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Christian Ruegg, Bruce Normand, Masashige Matsumoto, Albert Furrer, Desmond McMorrow, Karl Kramer, Hans–Ulrich Gudel, Severian Gvasaliya,
Hannu Mutka, and Martin Boehm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 205701 (2008)
Excitations of TlCuCl3 with varying pressure
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Pressure [kbar]
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Christian Ruegg, Bruce Normand, Masashige Matsumoto, Albert Furrer, Desmond McMorrow, Karl Kramer, Hans–Ulrich Gudel, Severian Gvasaliya,
Hannu Mutka, and Martin Boehm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 205701 (2008)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30
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0.4
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Pressure [kbar]
Ener
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eV]
Excitations of TlCuCl3 with varying pressure
Broken valence bond(“triplon”) excitations of the
quantum paramagnet
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Christian Ruegg, Bruce Normand, Masashige Matsumoto, Albert Furrer, Desmond McMorrow, Karl Kramer, Hans–Ulrich Gudel, Severian Gvasaliya,
Hannu Mutka, and Martin Boehm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 205701 (2008)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
Pressure [kbar]
Ener
gy [m
eV]
Excitations of TlCuCl3 with varying pressure
Spin waves abovethe Neel state
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Christian Ruegg, Bruce Normand, Masashige Matsumoto, Albert Furrer, Desmond McMorrow, Karl Kramer, Hans–Ulrich Gudel, Severian Gvasaliya,
Hannu Mutka, and Martin Boehm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 205701 (2008)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
Pressure [kbar]
Ener
gy [m
eV]
Excitations of TlCuCl3 with varying pressure
S. Sachdev, Solvay conference,arXiv:0901.4103
Longitudinal excitations
–similar to the Higgs boson
First observation of the Higgs boson
at the theoretically predicted energy!
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λλc
Quantum critical point with non-local entanglement in spin wavefunction
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Tensor network representation of entanglement at quantum critical point
M. Levin and C. P. Nave, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 120601 (2007)F. Verstraete, M. M. Wolf, D. Perez-Garcia, and J. I. Cirac, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 220601 (2006)
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• Long-range entanglement
• The low energy excitations are described by a theorywhich has the same structure as Einstein’s theoryof special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocityplaying the role of the velocity of light.
• The theory of the critical point has an even largersymmetry corresponding to conformal transforma-tions of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as aCFT3
Characteristics of quantum critical point
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• Long-range entanglement
• The low energy excitations are described by a theorywhich has the same structure as Einstein’s theoryof special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocityplaying the role of the velocity of light.
• The theory of the critical point has an even largersymmetry corresponding to conformal transforma-tions of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as aCFT3
Characteristics of quantum critical point
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• Long-range entanglement
• The low energy excitations are described by a theorywhich has the same structure as Einstein’s theoryof special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocityplaying the role of the velocity of light.
• The theory of the critical point has an even largersymmetry corresponding to conformal transforma-tions of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as aCFT3
Characteristics of quantum critical point
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• Long-range entanglement
• The low energy excitations are described by a theorywhich has the same structure as Einstein’s theoryof special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocityplaying the role of the velocity of light.
• The theory of the critical point has an even largersymmetry corresponding to conformal transforma-tions of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as aCFT3
Characteristics of quantum critical point
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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• Allows unification of the standard model of particlephysics with gravity.
• Low-lying string modes correspond to gauge fields,gravitons, quarks . . .
String theory
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• A D-brane is a D-dimensional surface on which strings can end.
• The low-energy theory on a D-brane has no gravity, similar totheories of entangled electrons of interest to us.
• In D = 2, we obtain strongly-interacting CFT3s. These are“dual” to string theory on anti-de Sitter space: AdS4.
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• A D-brane is a D-dimensional surface on which strings can end.
• The low-energy theory on a D-brane has no gravity, similar totheories of entangled electrons of interest to us.
• In D = 2, we obtain strongly-interacting CFT3s. These are“dual” to string theory on anti-de Sitter space: AdS4.
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• A D-brane is a D-dimensional surface on which strings can end.
• The low-energy theory on a D-brane has no gravity, similar totheories of entangled electrons of interest to us.
• In D = 2, we obtain strongly-interacting CFT3s. These are“dual” to string theory on anti-de Sitter space: AdS4.
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• A D-brane is a D-dimensional surface on which strings can end.
• The low-energy theory on a D-brane has no gravity, similar totheories of entangled electrons of interest to us.
• In D = 2, we obtain strongly-interacting CFT3s. These are“dual” to string theory on anti-de Sitter space: AdS4.
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Tensor network representation of entanglement at quantum critical point
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String theory near a D-brane
depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Emergent directionof AdS4
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Tensor network representation of entanglement at quantum critical point
Emergent directionof AdS4 Brian Swingle, arXiv:0905.1317
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Measure strength of quantumentanglement of region A with region B.
ρA = TrBρ = density matrix of region AEntanglement entropy SEE = −Tr (ρA ln ρA)
B
A
Entanglement entropy
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Entanglement entropy
A
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Entanglement entropy
A
Most links describe entanglement within A
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Entanglement entropy
A
Links overestimate entanglement
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depth ofentanglement
D-dimensionalspace
Entanglement entropy
A
Entanglement entropy = Number of links on
optimal surface intersecting minimal
number of links.
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The entanglement entropy of a region A on the boundary equals the minimal area of a surface in the higher-dimensional
space whose boundary co-incides with that of A.
This can be seen both the string and tensor-network pictures
Entanglement entropy
S. Ryu and T. Takayanagi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 18160 (2006).Brian Swingle, arXiv:0905.1317
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J. McGreevy, arXiv0909.0518
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CFTd+1
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Emergent holographic direction
Quantum matter withlong-range
entanglement
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r
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CFTd+1
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Emergent holographic direction
Quantum matter withlong-range
entanglement
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r
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CFTd+1
Rd,1
Minkowski
Emergent holographic direction
Quantum matter withlong-range
entanglement
AArea measures
entanglemententropy
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
Thermally excited spin waves
Thermally excited triplon particles
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
Thermally excited spin waves
Thermally excited triplon particles
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
Short-range entanglement
Short-range entanglement
Thermally excited spin waves
Thermally excited triplon particles
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
Thermally excited spin waves
Thermally excited triplon particles
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
Excitations of a ground state with long-range entanglement
Thermally excited spin waves
Thermally excited triplon particles
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
Excitations of a ground state with long-range entanglement
Thermally excited spin waves
Thermally excited triplon particles
Needed: Accurate theory of quantum critical spin dynamics
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A 2+1 dimensional system at its
quantum critical point
String theory at non-zero temperatures
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A 2+1 dimensional system at its
quantum critical point
A “horizon”, similar to the surface of a black hole !
String theory at non-zero temperatures
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Objects so massive that light is gravitationally bound to them.
Black Holes
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Horizon radius R =2GM
c2
Objects so massive that light is gravitationally bound to them.
Black Holes
In Einstein’s theory, the region inside the black hole horizon is disconnected from
the rest of the universe.
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Around 1974, Bekenstein and Hawking showed that the application of the
quantum theory across a black hole horizon led to many astonishing
conclusions
Black Holes + Quantum theory
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Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
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Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
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Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
Black hole horizon
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Black hole horizon
Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
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Black hole horizon
Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
There is a non-local quantum entanglement between the inside
and outside of a black hole
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Black hole horizon
Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
There is a non-local quantum entanglement between the inside
and outside of a black hole
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Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon
There is a non-local quantum entanglement between the inside
and outside of a black hole
This entanglement leads to ablack hole temperature
(the Hawking temperature)and a black hole entropy (the Bekenstein entropy)
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A “horizon”,whose temperature and entropy equal
those of the quantum critical point
String theory at non-zero temperatures
A 2+1 dimensional system at its
quantum critical point
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Friction of quantum criticality = waves
falling into black brane
A “horizon”,whose temperature and entropy equal
those of the quantum critical point
String theory at non-zero temperatures
A 2+1 dimensional system at its
quantum critical point
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A 2+1 dimensional system at its
quantum critical point
An (extended) Einstein-Maxwell provides successful description of
dynamics of quantum critical points at non-zero temperatures (where no other methods apply)
A “horizon”,whose temperature and entropy equal
those of the quantum critical point
String theory at non-zero temperatures
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Quantumsuperposition and
entanglement
Quantum critical points of electrons
in crystals
String theoryand black holes
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Metals, “strange metals”, and high temperature superconductors
Insights from gravitational “duals”
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YBa2Cu3O6+x
High temperature superconductors
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Ishida, Nakai, and HosonoarXiv:0906.2045v1
Iron pnictides: a new class of high temperature superconductors
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Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
AF
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Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
AF Short-range entanglement in state with Neel (AF) order
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TSDW Tc
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1.0 SDW
Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
AF
SuperconductorBose condensate of pairs of electrons
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1.0 SDW
Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
AF
Ordinary metal(Fermi liquid)
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Sommerfeld theory of ordinary metals
Momenta withelectron states
occupied
Momenta withelectron states
empty
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The Fermi surface separates regions of occupied and emptyelectron states, and is responsible for most of the familiarproperties of ordinary metals, such as resistivity ∼ T 2.
Sommerfeld theory of ordinary metals
Key feature of the Sommerfeld theory: the Fermi surface
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TSDW Tc
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1.0 SDW
Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
AF
Ordinary metal(Fermi liquid)
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Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
AF
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TSDW Tc
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1.0 SDW
Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
StrangeMetal
AF
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992).A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11919 (1994).
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
OrdinaryMetal
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
OrdinaryMetal
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Classicalspin
waves
Dilutetriplon
gas
Quantumcritical
Neel order
StrangeMetal
OrdinaryMetal
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TSDW Tc
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2.0
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1.0 SDW
Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
StrangeMetal
AF
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Superconductivity
BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
StrangeMetal
AF
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BaFe2(As1-xPx)2
Temperature-doping phase diagram of the iron pnictides:
Resistivity∼ ρ0 +ATα
S. Kasahara, T. Shibauchi, K. Hashimoto, K. Ikada, S. Tonegawa, R. Okazaki, H. Shishido, H. Ikeda, H. Takeya, K. Hirata, T. Terashima, and Y. Matsuda,
Physical Review B 81, 184519 (2010)
StrangeMetal
AF
Excitations of a ground state with long-range entanglement
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Key (difficult) problem:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of systems with Fermi surfaces leading to metals with novel types of long-range entanglement
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Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
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Can we obtain gravitational theories of superconductors and
ordinary Sommerfeld metals ?
Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
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Can we obtain gravitational theories of superconductors and
ordinary Sommerfeld metals ?
Yes
Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
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Do the “holographic” gravitational theories yield metals distinct from
ordinary Sommerfeld metals ?
Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
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Do the “holographic” gravitational theories yield metals distinct from
ordinary Sommerfeld metals ?
Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
Yes, lots of them, with many “strange” properties !
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Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
Do any of the holographic “strange metals” havethe correct type of long-range entanglement
linked to Fermi surfaces ?
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Challenge to string theory:
Describe quantum critical points and phases of metallic systems
Do any of the holographic “strange metals” havethe correct type of long-range entanglement
linked to Fermi surfaces ?
Yes, a very select subset has the proper logarithmic violation of the area law of
entanglement entropy !!These are now being studied intensively.........
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Conclusions
Phases of matter with long-range quantum entanglement are
prominent in numerous modern materials.
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Conclusions
Simplest examples of long-range entanglement are at
quantum-critical points of insulating antiferromagnets
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Conclusions
More complex examples in metallic states are experimentally
ubiquitous, but pose difficult strong-coupling problems to conventional methods of field
theory
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Conclusions
String theory and gravity in emergent dimensions
offer a remarkable new approach to describing states with long-range
quantum entanglement.
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Conclusions
String theory and gravity in emergent dimensions
offer a remarkable new approach to describing states with long-range
quantum entanglement.
Much recent progress offers hope of a holographic description of “strange metals”
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