Multipartite quantum nonlocality and topological quantum phase transitions in a spin-1/2 two-leg Kitaev ladder

Zhao-Yu Sun (), Meng Li, Hui-Xin Wen, Hong-Guang Cheng, Jian Xu and Yan-Shan Chen
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Zhao-Yu Sun: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Meng Li: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Hui-Xin Wen: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Hong-Guang Cheng: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Jian Xu: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Yan-Shan Chen: Wuhan Polytechnic University

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2021, vol. 94, issue 7, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Multipartite nonlocality, a measure of multipartite quantum correlations, is used to characterize topological quantum phase transitions (QPTs) in an infinite-size spin-1/2 two-leg Kitaev ladder model. First of all, the nonlocality measure $${\mathcal {S}}$$ S is singular at the critical points, thus these topological QPTs are accompanied by dramatic changes of multipartite quantum correlations. The influence of the inter-chain coupling upon multipartite nonlocality is also investigated. Furthermore, we carry out scaling analysis and find that the logarithm measure scales linearly as $$\log _2{\mathcal {S}}_n \sim {\mathcal {K}} n +b$$ log 2 S n ∼ K n + b , with n the length of the concerned subchain. It is clear that the slope $${\mathcal {K}}$$ K plays a central role in the large-n behavior of the nonlocality in the ladder. Especially, as n increases, we find the finite-size slope $${\mathcal {K}}_n$$ K n converges slowly in the $$\varDelta _{x,y}$$ Δ x , y phases which present non-local string orders, and quite rapidly in the $$\varDelta _0$$ Δ 0 phase which does not present any string order. We figure out a clear picture to explain these different behaviors. Graphic abstract

Date: 2021
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