Entropies and IPR as Markers for a Phase Transition in a Two-Level Model for Atom-Diatomic Molecule Coexistence

TL;DR

This paper investigates quantum phase transitions in a model of atom-diatomic molecule coexistence, proposing entropic measures like Rènyi entropy and IPR as effective markers for identifying critical points.

Contribution

It introduces the use of Rènyi entropy and IPR as novel markers for quantum phase transitions in a two-level atom-molecule model.

Findings

Rènyi entropy shows abrupt change at the critical point.

Inverse Participation Ratio (IPR) also indicates the phase transition.

Markers like entropy and IPR complement traditional energy-based indicators.

Abstract

A Quantum Phase Transition (QPT) in a simple model that describes the coexistence of atoms and diatomic molecules is studied. The model, that is briefly discussed, presents a second order ground state phase transition in the thermodynamic (or large particle number) limit, changing from a molecular condensate in one phase to an equilibrium of diatomic molecules-atoms in coexistence in the other one. Usual markers for this phase transition are the ground state energy and the expectation value of the number of atoms (or, alternatvely, the number of molecules) in the ground state. In this work, other markers for the QPT as the Inverse Participation Ratio (IPR) and, particularly, the R\'enyi entropy are analysed and proposed as QPT markers. Both magnitudes present abrupt changes at the critical point of the QPT.