Quantum Fisher Information in semiclassical magnon systems
Abstract
Quantum Fisher Information (QFI) is a powerful spectroscopic tool to witness many-body quantum entanglement in solid state materials, but it is not always obvious how to relate it to other characteristics of condensed matter systems. In this study we elaborate on the meaning and interpretation of QFI in condensed matter by examining simple theoretical spin systems. We use finite sized spin systems to illustrate that QFI quantifies the momentum- dependent degree of quantum entanglement (that is the entanglement depth at a given wave vector) within a wave function. We subsequently use semiclassical frustrated spin models to show that, in the context of linear spin wave theory (LSWT), QFI quantifies the momentum-dependent degree of magnon squeezing in the ground state. In antiferromagnets with a zero-energy Goldstone mode, LSWT breaks down and QFI (and entanglement depth) diverges at the magnetic ordering wave vector. We also show examples of emergent quantum phases in frustrated spin systems that do not appear in classical phase diagrams. When these emergent phases are approached, QFI diverges across multiple wave vectors in momentum space. Taken together, QFI is not only helpful as a lower bound for entanglement depth, but serves as a momentum-resolved probe of entanglement that offers a novel perspective on quantum critical phenomena.
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BibTeX
@misc{simeth2026quantum,
title = {{Quantum Fisher Information in semiclassical magnon systems}},
author = {Wolfgang Simeth and Pontus Laurell and Allen Scheie},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2607.20424},
eprint = {2607.20424},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20424},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Quantum Fisher Information in semiclassical magnon systems
AU - Wolfgang Simeth
AU - Pontus Laurell
AU - Allen Scheie
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/19
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2607.20424
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20424
AB - Quantum Fisher Information (QFI) is a powerful spectroscopic tool to witness many-body quantum entanglement in solid state materials, but it is not always obvious how to relate it to other characteristics of condensed matter systems. In this study we elaborate on the meaning and interpretation of QFI in condensed matter by examining simple theoretical spin systems. We use finite sized spin systems to illustrate that QFI quantifies the momentum- dependent degree of quantum entanglement (that is the entanglement depth at a given wave vector) within a wave function. We subsequently use semiclassical frustrated spin models to show that, in the context of linear spin wave theory (LSWT), QFI quantifies the momentum-dependent degree of magnon squeezing in the ground state. In antiferromagnets with a zero-energy Goldstone mode, LSWT breaks down and QFI (and entanglement depth) diverges at the magnetic ordering wave vector. We also show examples of emergent quantum phases in frustrated spin systems that do not appear in classical phase diagrams. When these emergent phases are approached, QFI diverges across multiple wave vectors in momentum space. Taken together, QFI is not only helpful as a lower bound for entanglement depth, but serves as a momentum-resolved probe of entanglement that offers a novel perspective on quantum critical phenomena.
ER -