Quantum correlations in a clusterlike system

Yi Xin Chen*, Sheng Wen Li, Zhi Yin

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Abstract

We discuss a clusterlike one-dimensional system with triplet interaction. We study the topological properties of this system. We find that the degeneracy depends on the topology of the system and is well protected against external local perturbations. All these facts show that the system is topologically ordered. We also find a string order parameter to characterize the quantum phase transition. Besides, we investigate two-site correlations including entanglement, quantum discord, and mutual information. We study the different divergence behaviors of the correlations. The quantum correlation decays exponentially in both topological and magnetic phases, and diverges in reversed power law at the critical point. And we find that in topological order systems, the global difference of topology induced by dimension can be reflected in local quantum correlations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number052320
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume82
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

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