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Universal corrections to scaling for block entanglement in spin-1/2 XX chains

arXiv:1006.3420 · doi:10.1088/1742-5468/2010/08/P08029

Abstract

We consider the Rényi entropies in the one dimensional spin-1/2 Heisenberg XX chain in a magnetic field. The case n=1 corresponds to the von Neumann ``entanglement'' entropy. Using a combination of methods based on the generalized Fisher-Hartwig conjecture and a recurrence relation connected to the Painlevé VI differential equation we obtain the asymptotic behaviour, accurate to order , of the Rényi entropies for large block lengths . For n=1,2,3,10 this constitutes the 3,6,10,48 leading terms respectively. The o(1) contributions are found to exhibit a rich structure of oscillatory behaviour, which we analyze in some detail both for finite and in the limit .

25 pages, 5 figures

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