The g-theorem and quantum information theory
2016
We study boundary renormalization group flows between boundary conformal field theories in $1+1$ dimensions using methods of quantum information theory. We define an entropic $g$-function for theories with impurities in terms of the relative entanglement entropy, and we prove that this $g$-function decreases along boundary renormalization group flows. This entropic $g$-theorem is valid at zero temperature, and is independent from the $g$-theorem based on the thermal partition function. We also discuss the mutual information in boundary RG flows, and how it encodes the correlations between the impurity and bulk degrees of freedom. Our results provide a quantum-information understanding of (boundary) RG flow as increase of distinguishability between the UV fixed point and the theory along the RG flow.
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- Quantum electrodynamics
- Relationship between string theory and quantum field theory
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- Boundary conformal field theory
- Critical dimension
- Asymptotic safety in quantum gravity
- Functional renormalization group
- Conformal field theory
- Ultraviolet fixed point
- Quantum mechanics
- Quantum discord
- Renormalization group
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