Quantum phase transitions in an interacting atom-molecule boson model

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Abstract: We study the quantum phase transitions of a model that describes the interconversion of inter-
acting bosonic atoms and molecules. Using a classical analysis, we identify a threshold coupling line
separating a molecular phase and a mixed phase. Through studies of the energy gap, von Neumann
entanglement entropy, and fidelity, we give evidence that this line is associated to a boundary line
in the ground-state phase diagram of the quantum system.
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