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View SchemaEntanglement Induced Phase Transitions
| Authors | Dorje C. Brody, Lane P. Hughston, Matthew F. Parry |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0103157 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0103157 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physleta.2010.03.060 |
| Journal | Physics Letters A374, 2424-2428 (2010) |
Abstract
Starting from the canonical ensemble over the space of pure quantum states, we obtain an integral representation for the partition function. This is used to calculate the magnetisation of a system of N spin-1/2 particles. The results suggest the existence of a new type of first order phase transition that occurs at zero temperature in the absence of spin-spin interactions. The transition arises as a consequence of quantum entanglement. The effects of internal interactions are analysed and the behaviour of the magnetic susceptibility for a small number of interacting spins is determined.
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