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ArticleNature physics2026

Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal.

Federico Mazza, Sounak Biswas, Xinlin Yan, Andrey Prokofiev, Paul Steffens, Qimiao Si, Fakher F Assaad, Silke Paschen

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Article in Nature physics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Federico Mazza *Institute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2424-3755
Sounak Biswas *Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Xinlin YanInstitute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0745-4446
Andrey ProkofievInstitute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0577-3497
Paul SteffensInstitut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7034-4031
Qimiao SiDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Extreme Quantum Materials Alliance, Rice Laboratory for Emergent Magnetic Materials, Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1357-2705
Fakher F AssaadInstitut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3302-9243
Silke PaschenInstitute of Solid State Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3796-0713

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Abstract

A strange metal is an exotic state of correlated quantum matter, and intensive efforts are ongoing to understand its nature. Here we show that the quantum Fisher information-a concept from quantum metrology-may provide helpful insights. We use inelastic neutron scattering and quantum Monte Carlo simulations to study quantum critical fluctuations of the Kondo destruction type, which are considered to underlie strange metal behaviour in heavy-fermion compounds. We find that the associated quantum Fisher information increases strongly and without a characteristic scale as the strange metal forms with decreasing temperature. This provides evidence for a quantum state with high multipartite entanglement and offers a positive descriptor of strange metallicity that points towards its microscopic basis. Our work opens a direction for future studies across a range of strange metal platforms.

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