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Analysis of neutrino oscillation parameters in the light on quantum entanglement

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-12-23 v2

Abstract

Numerous neutrino experiments have confirmed the phenomenon of neutrino oscillation, providing direct evidence of the quantum mechanical nature of neutrinos. In this work, we investigate the entanglement properties of neutrino flavor states within the framework of three-flavor neutrino oscillation using two major entanglement measures: entanglement of formation (EOF) and concurrence, utilizing the DUNE experimental setup. Our findings indicate that the maximally entangled state appears between νμ\nu_{\mu} and ντ\nu_{\tau} whereas, νe\nu_{e} behaves as a nearly separable state. To further explore the nature of bipartite entanglement, we introduce the concept of the monogamy of entanglement, which allows us to investigate the distinction between genuine three-flavor entanglement and bipartite entanglement. Our analysis confirms that the three-flavor neutrino system forms a bipartite entanglement structure, adhering to the Coffman-Kundu-Wootters (CKW) inequality. Additionally, we implement a minimization procedure to find the best-fit values of the oscillation parameters that correspond to the concurrence minima at the two specific energy points where the concurrence reaches its lowest values. Using these best-fit values, we probe three fundamental unknowns in neutrino oscillation: CP violation sensitivity, neutrino mass hierarchy, and the octant issue of θ23\theta_{23}, across two distinct energy points. Our results manifest that while the best-fit values obtained through concurrence minimization show slightly reduced sensitivity to CP violation compared to current best-fit values, they exhibit greater sensitivity to the mass hierarchy. Furthermore, the study reveals a maximal mixing angle for the atmospheric sector.

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@article{arxiv.2410.05727,
  title  = {Analysis of neutrino oscillation parameters in the light on quantum entanglement},
  author = {Rajrupa Banerjee and Papia Panda and Rukmani Mohanta and Sudhanwa Patra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.05727},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

27 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, Accepted for publication in Nuclear Physics B