Diffusion and operator entanglement spreading

Abstract

Understanding the spreading of the operator space entanglement entropy ($OSEE$) is key in order to explore out-of-equilibrium quantum many-body systems. Here we argue that for integrable models the dynamics of the $OSEE$ is related to the diffusion of the underlying quasiparticles. We derive the logarithmic bound $1/2\ln (t)$ for the $OSEE$ of some simple, i.e., low-rank, diagonal local operators. We numerically check that the bound is saturated in the rule $54$ chain, which is representative of interacting integrable systems. Remarkably, the same bound is saturated in the spin-1/2 Heisenberg $XXZ$ chain. Away from the isotropic point and from the free-fermion point, the $OSEE$ grows as $1/2\ln (t)$, irrespective of the chain anisotropy, suggesting universality. Finally, we discuss the effect of integrability breaking. We show that strong finite-time effects are present, which prevent from probing the asymptotic behavior of the $OSEE$.

arXiv comment9 pages, 10 figures. Expanded version. As accepted in PRB

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