Entanglement Through Topological Defects: Reconciling Theory with Numerics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07974v1
• Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:05:26 GMT
• Title: Entanglement Through Topological Defects: Reconciling Theory with Numerics
• Authors: Christian Northe, Paolo Rossi,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a paradigm shift in the preparation of reduced density matrices in the presence of topological defects.<n>We consider the cases of grouplike and du- ality defects in detail for the Ising model, and match all numerically found entanglement entropies.
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• Abstract: Present theoretical predictions for the entanglement entropy through topological defects are vi- olated by numerical simulations. In order to resolve this, we introduce a paradigm shift in the preparation of reduced density matrices in the presence of topological defects, and emphasize the role of defect networks with which they can be dressed. We consider the cases of grouplike and du- ality defects in detail for the Ising model, and match all numerically found entanglement entropies. Since our construction functions at the level of reduced density matrices, it accounts for topological defects beyond the entanglement entropy to other entanglement measures.

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