@misc{10481/70965, year = {2021}, month = {9}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70965}, abstract = {Collective spin operators for symmetric multi-quDit (namely identical D-level atom) systems generate a U(D) symmetry. We explore generalizations to arbitrary D of SU(2)-spin coherent states and their adaptation to parity (multi-component Schrödinger cats), together with multi-mode extensions of NOON states. We write level, one- and two-quDit reduced density matrices of symmetric N-quDit states, expressed in the last two cases in terms of collective U(D)-spin operator expectation values. Then, we evaluate level and particle entanglement for symmetric multi-quDit states with linear and von Neumann entropies of the corresponding reduced density matrices. In particular, we analyze the numerical and variational ground state of Lipkin–Meshkov–Glick models of 3-level identical atoms. We also propose an extension of the concept of SU(2)-spin squeezing to SU(D) and relate it to pairwise D-level atom entanglement. Squeezing parameters and entanglement entropies are good markers that characterize the different quantum phases, and their corresponding critical points, that take place in these interacting D-level atom models.}, organization = {Spanish Government PGC2018-097831-B-I00}, organization = {Junta de Andalucia SOMM17/6105/UGR UHU-1262561 FQM-381}, organization = {Spanish Government European Commission FIS2017-84440-C2-2-P}, organization = {Spanish MIU FPU19/06376}, publisher = {Springer}, keywords = {Quantum phase transitions}, keywords = {Many-body systems}, keywords = {Symmetric quDits}, keywords = {Coherent states}, keywords = {Parity}, keywords = {Pairwise entanglement}, keywords = {Spin squeezing}, title = {Entanglement and U(D)-spin squeezing in symmetric multi-quDit systems and applications to quantum phase transitions in Lipkin–Meshkov–Glick D-level atom models}, doi = {10.1007/s11128-021-03218-6}, author = {Calixto Molina, Manuel and Mayorgas Reyes, Alberto and Guerrero, Julio}, }