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We propose a definition for the entanglement entropy of a gauge theory on a spatial lattice. Our definition applies to any subset of links in the lattice, and is valid for both Abelian and Non-Abelian gauge theories. For \( {\mathbb{Z}}_N \) and U(1) theories, without matter, our definition agrees with a particular case of the definition given by Casini, Huerta and Rosabal. We also argue that in general, both for Abelian and Non-Abelian theories, our definition agrees with the entanglement entropy calculated using a definition of the replica trick. Our definition, however, does not agree with some standard ways to measure entanglement, like the number of Bell pairs which can be produced by entanglement distillation.
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Ghosh, S., Soni, R.M. & Trivedi, S.P. On the entanglement entropy for gauge theories. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 69 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2015)069
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