Overlap with the Separable State and Phase Transition in the Dicke Model: Zero and Finite Temperature

TL;DR

This paper introduces a new measure called overlap with the separable state to characterize correlations and detect phase transitions in the Dicke model at both zero and finite temperatures, revealing multipartite entanglement.

Contribution

It proposes a novel correlation measure based on overlap with the separable state, applicable to phase transition analysis in many-body systems at various temperatures.

Findings

Overlap measure faithfully detects phase transitions.

Overlap indicates multipartite entanglement in the Dicke model.

Applicable at both zero and finite temperatures.

Abstract

Overlap with the separable state is introduced in this paper for the purpose of characterizing the overall correlation in many-body systems. This definition has clear geometric and physical meaning, and moreover can be considered as the generalization of the concept-Anderson Orthogonality Catastrophe. As an exemplification, it is used to mark the phase transition in the Dicke model for zero and finite temperature. And our discussion shows that it can faithfully reflect the phase transition properties of this model whether for zero or finite temperature. Furthermore the overlap for ground state also indicates the appearance of multipartite entanglement in Dicke model.