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Stefan LeichenauerCenter for Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USAMudassir MoosaCenter for Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
2015lv
ABI

Abstract

We study the time dependence of the entanglement entropy of disjoint intervals following a global quantum quench in ($1+1$)-dimensional CFTs at large $c$ with a sparse spectrum. The result agrees with a holographic calculation but differs from the free field theory answer. In particular, a simple model of free quasiparticle propagation is not adequate for CFTs with a holographic dual. We elaborate on the entanglement tsunami proposal of Liu and Suh and show how it can be used to reproduce the holographic answer.

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