We reconsider the computation of the entanglement entropy of two disjoint intervals in a (1+1) dimensional conformal field theory by conformal block expansion of the 4-point correlation function of twist fields. We show that accurate results may be obtained by taking into account several terms in the operator product expansion of twist fields and by iterating the Zamolodchikov recursion formula for each conformal block. We perform a detailed analysis for the Ising conformal field theory and for the free compactified boson. Each term in the conformal block expansion can be easily analytically continued and so this approach also provides a good approximation for the von Neumann entropy.

Entanglement entropy of two disjoint intervals and the recursion formula for conformal blocks / Ruggiero, Paola; Tonni, Erik; Calabrese, Pasquale. - In: JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT. - ISSN 1742-5468. - 2018:11(2018), pp. 1-25. [10.1088/1742-5468/aae5a8]

Entanglement entropy of two disjoint intervals and the recursion formula for conformal blocks

Ruggiero, Paola;Tonni, Erik;Calabrese, Pasquale
2018-01-01

Abstract

We reconsider the computation of the entanglement entropy of two disjoint intervals in a (1+1) dimensional conformal field theory by conformal block expansion of the 4-point correlation function of twist fields. We show that accurate results may be obtained by taking into account several terms in the operator product expansion of twist fields and by iterating the Zamolodchikov recursion formula for each conformal block. We perform a detailed analysis for the Ising conformal field theory and for the free compactified boson. Each term in the conformal block expansion can be easily analytically continued and so this approach also provides a good approximation for the von Neumann entropy.
2018
2018
11
1
25
113101
https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.05975
Ruggiero, Paola; Tonni, Erik; Calabrese, Pasquale
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