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1 Quantum entanglement and the phases of matter University of Cincinnati March 30, 2012 sachdev.physics.harvard.edu HARVARD

2 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of metals, insulators, and superconductors: many-electron quantum states are adiabatically connected to independent electron states

3 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of metals, insulators, and superconductors: many-electron quantum states are adiabatically connected to independent electron states Band insulators E Insulator k An even number of electrons per unit cell

4 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of metals, insulators, and superconductors: many-electron quantum states are adiabatically connected to independent electron states Metals E In Metal k An odd number of electrons per unit cell

5 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of metals, insulators, and superconductors: many-electron quantum states are adiabatically connected to independent electron states Superconductors E In k

6 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of metals, insulators, and superconductors: many-electron quantum states are adiabatically connected to independent electron states

7 Modern phases of quantum matter Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of Not adiabatically connected to independent electron metals, insulators, and superconductors: many-electron quantum states: states are adiabatically many-particle quantum entanglement connected to independent electron states

8 Quantum superposition and entanglement

9 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle

10 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition Hydrogen atom: with more than one particle

11 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition Hydrogen atom: with more than one particle Hydrogen molecule: = _ = 1 2 ( ) Superposition of two electron states leads to non-local correlations between spins

12 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle _

13 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle _

14 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle _

15 Quantum Entanglement: quantum superposition with more than one particle _ Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox : Non-local correlations between observations arbitrarily far apart

16 Quantum superposition and entanglement

17 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

18 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

19 Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice H = ij J ij Si S j S=1/2 spins J J/λ Examine ground state as a function of λ

20 Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice H = ij J ij Si S j J J/λ = 1 2 λ At large ground state is a quantum paramagnet with spins locked in valence bond singlets

21 Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice H = ij J ij Si S j J J/λ = 1 2 Nearest-neighor spins are entangled with each other. Can be separated into an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) pair.

22 Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice H = ij J ij Si S j J J/λ For λ 1, the ground state has antiferromagnetic ( Néel ) order, and the spins align in a checkerboard pattern

23 Spinning electrons localized on a square lattice H = ij J ij Si S j J J/λ For λ 1, the ground state has antiferromagnetic ( Néel ) order, and the spins align in a checkerboard pattern No EPR pairs

24 = 1 2 λ c λ

25 = 1 2 λ c λ Pressure in TlCuCl3 A. Oosawa, K. Kakurai, T. Osakabe, M. Nakamura, M. Takeda, and H. Tanaka, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 73, 1446 (2004).

26 TlCuCl 3 An insulator whose spin susceptibility vanishes exponentially as the temperature T tends to zero.

27 TlCuCl 3 Quantum paramagnet at ambient pressure

28 TlCuCl 3 Neel order under pressure A. Oosawa, K. Kakurai, T. Osakabe, M. Nakamura, M. Takeda, and H. Tanaka, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 73, 1446 (2004).

29 = 1 2 λ c λ

30 Excitation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase λ c Spin S =1 λ triplon

31 Excitation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase λ c Spin S =1 λ triplon

32 Excitation spectrum in the paramagnetic phase λ c Spin S =1 λ triplon

33 Excitation spectrum in the Néel phase λ c λ Spin waves

34 Excitation spectrum in the Néel phase λ c λ Spin waves

35 Excitation spectrum in the Néel phase λ c λ Spin waves

36 Excitations of TlCuCl 3 with varying pressure Energy [mev] Pressure [kbar] 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, (2008)

37 Excitations of TlCuCl 3 with varying pressure Energy [mev] Broken valence bond ( triplon ) excitations of the quantum paramagnet Pressure [kbar] 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, (2008)

38 Excitations of TlCuCl 3 with varying pressure Energy [mev] Spin waves above the Néel state Pressure [kbar] 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, (2008)

39 Excitations of TlCuCl 3 with varying pressure Energy [mev] Pressure [kbar] Higgs boson First observation of the Higgs boson at the theoretically predicted energy! S. Sachdev, arxiv: 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, (2008)

40 = 1 2 λ c λ

41 = 1 2 λ c λ Quantum critical point with non-local entanglement in spin wavefunction A. W. Sandvik and D. J. Scalapino, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 2777 (1994).

42 Tensor network representation of entanglement at quantum critical point D-dimensional space depth of entanglement M. Levin and C. P. Nave, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, (2007) G. Vidal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, (2007) F. Verstraete, M. M. Wolf, D. Perez-Garcia, and J. I. Cirac, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, (2006)

43 Characteristics of quantum critical point Long-range entanglement The low energy excitations are described by a theory which has the same structure as Einstein s theory of special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocity playing the role of the velocity of light. The theory of the critical point has an even larger symmetry corresponding to conformal transformations of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as a CFT3

44 Characteristics of quantum critical point Long-range entanglement The low energy excitations are described by a theory which has the same structure as Einstein s theory of special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocity playing the role of the velocity of light. The theory of the critical point has an even larger symmetry corresponding to conformal transformations of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as a CFT3

45 Characteristics of quantum critical point Long-range entanglement The low energy excitations are described by a theory which has the same structure as Einstein s theory of special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocity playing the role of the velocity of light. The theory of the critical point has an even larger symmetry corresponding to conformal transformations of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as a CFT3

46 Characteristics of quantum critical point Long-range entanglement The low energy excitations are described by a theory which has the same structure as Einstein s theory of special relativity, but with the spin-wave velocity playing the role of the velocity of light. The theory of the critical point has an even larger symmetry corresponding to conformal transformations of spacetime: we refer to such a theory as a CFT3

47 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

48 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

49 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

50 String theory Allows unification of the standard model of particle physics with gravity. Low-lying string modes correspond to gauge fields, gravitons, quarks...

51 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 to theories 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.

52 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 to theories 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.

53 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 to theories 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.

54 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 to theories 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.

55 Tensor network representation of entanglement at quantum critical point D-dimensional d space depth of entanglement

56 String theory near a D-brane D-dimensional d space Emergent depth of direction entanglement of AdS4

57 Tensor network representation of entanglement at quantum critical point D-dimensional d space Emergent depth of direction entanglement of AdS4 Brian Swingle, arxiv:

58 Entanglement entropy B A Measure strength of quantum entanglement of region A with region B. ρ A =Tr B ρ = density matrix of region A Entanglement entropy S EE = Tr (ρ A ln ρ A )

59 Entanglement entropy A D-dimensional d space depth of entanglement

60 Entanglement entropy A D-dimensional d space Most links describe entanglement within A depth of entanglement

61 Entanglement entropy A D-dimensional d space depth of entanglement Links overestimate entanglement between A and B

62 Entanglement entropy A D-dimensional d space Entanglement entropy = Number of links on optimal surface intersecting minimal number of links. depth of entanglement

63 Entanglement entropy 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 S. Ryu and T. Takayanagi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, (2006). Brian Swingle, arxiv:

64 AdS d+2 R d,1 Minkowski CFT d+1 Quantum matter with long-range entanglement r Emergent holographic direction J. McGreevy, arxiv

65 AdS d+2 R d,1 Minkowski A CFT d+1 Quantum matter with long-range entanglement r Emergent holographic direction

66 Area measures entanglement entropy AdS d+2 R d,1 Minkowski A CFT d+1 Quantum matter with long-range entanglement r Emergent holographic direction S. Ryu and T. Takayanagi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, (2006).

67 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

68 Quantum superposition and entanglement CFT3 Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

69 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

70 = 1 2 λ c λ Quantum critical point with non-local entanglement in spin wavefunction

71 Quantum critical Classical spin waves Dilute triplon gas Neel order

72 Quantum critical Classical spin waves Dilute triplon gas Neel order

73 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Quantum critical Classical spin waves Thermally excited spin waves Dilute triplon gas Thermally excited triplon particles Neel order

74 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Quantum critical Classical spin waves Thermally excited spin waves Dilute triplon gas Thermally excited triplon particles Neel order

75 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Quantum critical Classical spin waves Thermally excited spin waves Short-range entanglement Dilute triplon gas Thermally excited triplon particles Short-range entanglement Neel order

76 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Quantum critical Classical spin waves Thermally excited spin waves Dilute triplon gas Thermally excited triplon particles Neel order

77 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Excitations of a ground state with long-range entanglement Quantum critical Classical spin waves Thermally excited spin waves Dilute triplon gas Thermally excited triplon particles Neel order

78 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Classical spin waves Thermally excited spin waves Excitations of a ground state with long-range entanglement Quantum critical Needed: Accurate theory of quantum critical spin dynamics Dilute triplon gas Thermally excited triplon particles Neel order

79 String theory at non-zero temperatures A 2+1 dimensional system at its quantum critical point

80 String theory at non-zero temperatures A 2+1 dimensional system at its quantum critical point A horizon, similar to the surface of a black hole!

81 Black Holes Objects so massive that light is gravitationally bound to them.

82 Black Holes Objects so massive that light is gravitationally bound to them. In Einstein s theory, the region inside the black hole horizon is disconnected from the rest of the universe. Horizon radius R = 2GM c 2

83 Black Holes + Quantum theory Around 1974, Bekenstein and Hawking showed that the application of the quantum theory across a black hole horizon led to many astonishing conclusions

84 Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon _

85 Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon _

86 Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon _ Black hole horizon

87 Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon _ Black hole horizon

88 Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon There is a non-local quantum entanglement between the inside and outside of a black hole Black hole horizon

89 Quantum Entanglement across a black hole horizon There is a non-local quantum entanglement between the inside and outside of a black hole Black hole horizon

90 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 a black hole temperature (the Hawking temperature) and a black hole entropy (the Bekenstein entropy)

91 String theory at non-zero temperatures A 2+1 dimensional system at its quantum critical point A horizon, whose temperature and entropy equal those of the quantum critical point

92 String theory at non-zero temperatures A 2+1 dimensional system at its quantum critical point A horizon, whose temperature and entropy equal those of the quantum critical point Friction of quantum criticality = waves falling into black brane

93 String theory at non-zero temperatures A 2+1 dimensional system at its quantum critical point A horizon, whose temperature and entropy equal those of the 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)

94 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

95 Quantum superposition and entanglement Quantum critical String theory points of electrons in crystals Black holes

96 Metals, strange metals, and high temperature superconductors Insights from gravitational duals

97 High temperature superconductors YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x

98 Iron pnictides: a new class of high temperature superconductors Ishida, Nakai, and Hosono arxiv: v1

99 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

100 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " Short-range entanglement in state with Neel (AF) order 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

101 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity Superconductor Bose condensate of pairs of electrons 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, (2010) Short-range entanglement 0

102 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 Ordinary metal 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, (2010) (Fermi liquid)

103 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of ordinary metals Momenta with electron states empty Momenta with electron states occupied

104 Sommerfeld-Bloch theory of ordinary metals A Key feature of the theory: the Fermi surface Area enclosed by the Fermi surface A = Q, the electron density Excitations near the Fermi surface are responsible for the familiar properties of ordinary metals, such as resistivity T 2.

105 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 Ordinary metal 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, (2010) (Fermi liquid)

106 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

107 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α Strange Metal BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

108 S. Sachdev and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2411 (1992). A. V. Chubukov, S. Sachdev, and J. Ye, Phys. Rev. B 49, (1994). Quantum critical Classical spin waves Dilute triplon gas Neel order

109 Quantum critical Classical spin waves Dilute triplon gas Ordinary Metal Neel order

110 Quantum critical Classical spin waves Dilute triplon gas Ordinary Metal Neel order

111 Strange Metal Quantum critical Classical spin waves Dilute triplon gas Ordinary Metal Neel order

112 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α Strange Metal BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

113 Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α Strange Metal BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

114 Excitations of a ground state with long-range entanglement Resistivity ρ 0 + AT α Strange Metal BaFe 2 (As 1-x P x ) 2 T 0 T SD T c! " 2.0 AF SDW 1.0 Superconductivity 0 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, (2010)

115 Key (difficult) problem: Describe quantum critical points and phases of systems with Fermi surfaces leading to metals with novel types of long-range entanglement +

116 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals

117 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals Can we obtain gravitational theories of superconductors and ordinary Sommerfeld-Bloch metals?

118 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals Can we obtain gravitational theories of superconductors and ordinary Sommerfeld-Bloch metals? Yes T. Nishioka, S. Ryu, and T. Takayanagi, JHEP 1003, 131 (2010) G. T. Horowitz and B. Way, JHEP 1011, 011 (2010) S. Sachdev, Physical Review D 84, (2011)

119 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals Do the holographic gravitational theories also yield metals distinct from ordinary Sommerfeld-Bloch metals?

120 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals Do the holographic gravitational theories also yield metals distinct from ordinary Sommerfeld-Bloch metals? Yes, lots of them, with many strange properties!

121 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals How do we discard artifacts, and choose the holographic theories applicable to condensed matter physics?

122 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals How do we discard artifacts, and choose the holographic theories applicable to condensed matter physics? The simplest example of a strange metal is realized by fermions with a Fermi surface coupled to an Abelian or non-abelian gauge field.

123 Challenge to string theory: Describe quantum critical points and phases of metals How do we discard artifacts, and choose the holographic theories applicable to condensed matter physics? Choose the theories with the proper entropy density Checks: these theories also have the proper entanglement entropy and Fermi surface size! L. Huijse, S. Sachdev, B. Swingle, Physical Review B 85, (2012)

124 Conclusions Phases of matter with long-range quantum entanglement are prominent in numerous modern materials.

125 Conclusions Simplest examples of long-range entanglement are at quantum-critical points of insulating antiferromagnets

126 Conclusions More complex examples in metallic states are experimentally ubiquitous, but pose difficult strong-coupling problems to conventional methods of field theory

127 Conclusions String theory and gravity in emergent dimensions offer a remarkable new approach to describing states with long-range quantum entanglement.

128 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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