Quench dynamics of entanglement in an open anisotropic spin- Heisenberg chain

The quantum entanglement dynamics of a one-dimensional spin-1/2 anisotropic XXZ model is studied using the method of the adaptive time-dependent density-matrix renormalization group when two cases of quenches are performed in the system. An anisotropic interaction quench and the maximum number of domain walls of a staggered magnetization quench are considered. The dynamics of the pairwise entanglement between the nearest two qubits in the spin chain is investigated. The entanglement of the two spin qubits can be created and oscillates in both cases of the quench. The anisotropic interaction has a strong influence on the oscillation frequency of the entanglement. ©2010 The American Physical Society