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Test of quantum nonlocality via vector meson decays to $K_SK_S$

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2022-11-08 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

In the system of a pair of quantum-entangled neutral kaons from meson decays, when one kaon collapses into the KSK_S state, the other will collapse instantaneously into the KLK_L state due to entanglement and nonlocality. However, if the alternative hypothesis is correct and there's a time window during which one kaon is unaware that the other has decayed, some quantum mechanically prohibited KSKSK_SK_S decays may occur. We calculate the branching ratios of KSKSK_SK_S in vector meson decays under the locality hypothesis and compare them with experimental results. We show that the branching ratio of J/ψKSKSJ/\psi\rightarrow K_SK_S under locality assumption is already excluded by the BESIII experimental upper limit. Additional experimental results are proposed to perform this test in the future.

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@article{arxiv.2210.04125,
  title  = {Test of quantum nonlocality via vector meson decays to $K_SK_S$},
  author = {Pei-Cheng Jiang and Xuan Wang and Da-Yong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.04125},
  year   = {2022}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures, 1 table