Does acceleration always degrade quantum entanglement for tetrapartite Unruh-DeWitt detectors?
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that the Unruh effect completely destroys quantum entanglement and coherence of bipartite states, as modeled by entangled Unruh-DeWitt detectors. But does the Unruh effect have a different impact on quantum entanglement of multipartite states within this framework? In this paper, we investigate the influence of the Unruh effect on entanglement in the context of entangled tetrapartite Unruh-DeWitt detectors. We find that quantum entanglement of tetrapartite state first decreases to a minimum value and then increases to a fixed value with the growth of the acceleration. This indicates that the Unruh effect can, under certain conditions, enhance quantum entanglement. In other words, the Unruh effect plays a dual role in the behavior of quantum entanglement-both diminishing and enhancing it. This discovery challenges and overturns the traditional view that the Unruh effect is solely detrimental to quantum entanglement and coherence in entangled Unruh-DeWitt detectors, offering a fresh and profound perspective on its impact.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.05881,
title = {Does acceleration always degrade quantum entanglement for tetrapartite Unruh-DeWitt detectors?},
author = {Si-Han Li and Si-Han Shang and Shu-Min Wu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.05881},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
23 pages, 4 figures