  We numerically calculate entanglement entropy and mutual information for a
massive free scalar field on commutative (ordinary) and noncommutative (fuzzy)
spheres. We regularize the theory on the commutative geometry by discretizing
the polar coordinate, whereas the theory on the noncommutative geometry
naturally posseses a finite and adjustable number of degrees of freedom. Our
results show that the UV-divergent part of the entanglement entropy on a fuzzy
sphere does not follow an area law, while the entanglement entropy on a
commutative sphere does. Nonetheless, we find that mutual information (which is
UV-finite) is the same in both theories. This suggests that nonlocality at
short distances does not affect quantum correlations over large distances in a
free field theory.
