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Bell violation in $2\rightarrow 2$ scattering in photon, gluon and graviton EFTs

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-03-07 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Quantum Physics

Abstract

In this paper, we explore Bell inequality violation for 222\rightarrow2 scattering in Effective Field Theories (EFTs) of photons, gluons, and gravitons. Using the CGLMP Bell parameter (I2I_2), we show that, starting from an appropriate initial non-product state, the Bell inequality can always be violated in the final state (i.e.,I2>2I_2 >2) at least for some scattering angle. For an initial product state, we demonstrate that abelian gauge theories behave qualitatively differently than non-abelian gauge theories (or Gravity) from the point of view of Bell violation in the final state: in the non-abelian case, Bell violation (I2>2I_2>2) is never possible within the validity of EFTs for weakly coupled UV completions. Interestingly, we also find that, for a maximally entangled initial state, scattering can reduce the degree of entanglement only for CP-violating theories. Thus Bell violation in 222\rightarrow2 scattering can, in principle, be used to classify CP conserving vs violating theories.

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@article{arxiv.2303.03375,
  title  = {Bell violation in $2\rightarrow 2$ scattering in photon, gluon and graviton EFTs},
  author = {Diptimoy Ghosh and Rajat Sharma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.03375},
  year   = {2023}
}

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17 pages