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EPR effect in gravitational field: nature of non-locality

Quantum Physics 2009-11-06 v1 Condensed Matter General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The realization of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen effect by the correlation of spin projections of two particles created in the decay of a single scalar particle is considered for particles propagating in gravitational field. The absence of a global definition of spatial directions makes it unclear whether the correlation may exist in this case and, if yes, what directions in distant regions must be correlated. It is shown that in a gravitational field an approximate correlation may exist and the correlated directions are connected with each other by the parallel transport along the world lines of the particles. The reason for this is that the actual origin of the quantum non-locality is founded in local processes.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0007085,
  title  = {EPR effect in gravitational field: nature of non-locality},
  author = {Horst von Borzeszkowski and Michael B. Mensky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0007085},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, LATEX