Boundary-induced transitions in Möbius quenches of holographic BCFT
Alice Bernamonti, Federico Galli, Dongsheng Ge
Abstract
A bstract Boundary effects play an interesting role in finite-size physical systems. In this work, we study the boundary-induced properties of 1+1-dimensional critical systems driven by inhomogeneous Möbius-like quenches. We focus on the entanglement entropy in BCFTs with a large central charge and a sparse spectrum of low-dimensional operators. We find that the choice of boundary conditions leads to different scenarios of dynamical phase transitions. We also derive these results in a holographic description in terms of intersecting branes in AdS 3 , and find a precise match.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsBoundary (topology)Quantum entanglementCentral chargePhase transitionEntropy (arrow of time)HolographyBoundary value problemFocus (optics)Critical phenomenaWork (physics)Theoretical physicsStatistical physicsQuantum mechanicsQuantumMathematical analysisConformal mapOpticsMathematicsBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsQuantum many-body systemsAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models