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Entanglement in single particle systems

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We address some of the most commonly raised questions about entanglement, especially with regard to so-called occupation number entanglement. To answer unambiguously whether entanglement can exist in a one-atom delocalized state, we propose an experiment capable of showing violations of Bell's inequality using only this state and local operations. As a byproduct, this experiment suggests a means of creating an entangled state of two different chemical species. By comparison with a massless system, we argue that there should be no fundamental objection to such a superposition and its creation may be within reach of present technology.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0606149,
  title  = {Entanglement in single particle systems},
  author = {M. O. Terra Cunha and J. A. Dunningham and V. Vedral},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0606149},
  year   = {2007}
}

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