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Does relativistic motion really freeze initially maximal entanglement?

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-03-31 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We investigate the relativistic dynamics of quantum entanglement in a four-qubit cluster (CL4CL_4) state using a fully operational Unruh-DeWitt detector framework. Contrary to the widely held expectation that the Unruh effect inevitably degrades initially maximal entanglement, we demonstrate that the 131-3 bipartite entanglement of the CL4CL_4 state remains strictly maximal for all accelerations, including the infinite-acceleration limit. This result uncovers a previously unexplored phenomenon, namely the ``complete freezing of initially maximal entanglement" under relativistic motion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first identification and systematic characterization of such a phenomenon within a relativistic framework. These findings overturn the conventional view that acceleration universally diminishes maximal entanglement and establish the CL4CL_4 state as a promising resource for quantum information processing in non-inertial or curved-spacetime settings.

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@article{arxiv.2601.02976,
  title  = {Does relativistic motion really freeze initially maximal entanglement?},
  author = {Si-Han Li and Hui-Chen Yang and Rui-Yang Xu and Shu-Min Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.02976},
  year   = {2026}
}

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22 pages, 4 figures

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