TL;DR
This paper derives an exact expression for multi-interval modular Hamiltonians and entanglement entropy for free fermions by gluing single-interval flows, revealing their non-local conformal and Kac-Moody symmetries.
Contribution
It introduces the modular action to explicitly construct multi-interval modular flows from single-interval flows in free fermion theories.
Findings
Exact multi-interval modular Hamiltonian derived
Entanglement entropy matches existing results
Reveals non-local conformal and Kac-Moody symmetries
Abstract
We revisit the calculation of multi-interval modular Hamiltonians for free fermions using a Euclidean path integral approach. We show how the multi-interval modular flow is obtained by gluing together the single interval modular flows. Using this relation, we obtain an exact expression for the multi-interval modular Hamiltonian and entanglement entropy in agreement with existing results. An essential ingredient in our derivation is the introduction of the \emp{modular action}. This determines the non-local field theory describing the free fermion reduced density matrix, and makes manifest it's non-local conformal symmetry and Kacs-Moody symmetry.
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