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Entanglement is considered to be one of the most profound features of quantum mechanics. An entangled state of a system consisting of two subsystems cannot be described as a product of the quantum states of the two subsystems. In this sense…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Brian Julsgaard , Alexander Kozhekin , Eugene S. Polzik

A recently proposed experimental protocol for Quantum Gravity induced Entanglement of Masses (QGEM) requires in principle realizable, but still very ambitious, set of parameters in matter-wave interferometry. Motivated by easing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Thomas W. van de Kamp , Ryan J. Marshman , Sougato Bose , Anupam Mazumdar

Christodoulou and Rovelli (CR) [1] have argued that a Bose et al.-Marletto-Vedral (BMV) experiment that confirmed the quantum nature of gravity would give laboratory evidence for a quantum superposition of spacetime geometries created in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-06-03 Adrian Kent

The detection of entanglement provides a definitive proof of quantumness. Its ascertainment might be challenging for hot or macroscopic objects, where entanglement is typically weak, but nevertheless present. Here we propose a platform for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-10 Tanjung Krisnanda , Tomasz Paterek , Mauro Paternostro , Timothy C. H. Liew

We investigate the evolution of entanglement in multiple-quantum (MQ) NMR experiments in crystals with pairs of close nuclear spins-1/2. The initial thermodynamic equilibrium state of the system in a strong external magnetic field evolves…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 E. B. Fel'dman , A. N. Pyrkov

An entangled quantum state of two or more particles or objects exhibits some of the most peculiar features of quantum mechanics. Entangled systems cannot be described independently of each other even though they may have an arbitrarily…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-27 C. F. Ockeloen-Korppi , E. Damskagg , J. -M. Pirkkalainen , A. A. Clerk , F. Massel , M. J. Woolley , M. A. Sillanpaa

The role of entanglement in determining the non-classicality of a given interaction has gained significant traction over the last few years. In particular, as the basis for new experimental proposals to test the quantum nature of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-15 A. Douglas K. Plato , Dennis Rätzel , Chuanqi Wan

It is a general belief that all fundamental interactions need to be quantized. However, all attempts to develop a quantum theory of gravity presented various problems, leading to a recent active debate about how to probe its quantum nature.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-25 Salvatore M. Giampaolo , Tommaso Macrì

Suppose an experimentalist wishes to verify that his apparatus produces entangled quantum states. A finite amount of data cannot conclusively demonstrate entanglement, so drawing conclusions from real-world data requires statistical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-22 Robin Blume-Kohout , Jun O. S. Yin , S. J. van Enk

We analyse the entanglement dynamics of the two particles interacting through gravity in the recently proposed experiments aiming at testing quantum signatures for gravity [Phy. Rev. Lett 119, 240401 & 240402 (2017)]. We consider the open…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-27 H. Chau Nguyen , Fabian Bernards

The aim of this article is to provide an introduction to the use of quantum information methods for investigating the interface between quantum theory and gravity. To this end, we discuss the basic principles of two current research streams…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Bruna Sahdo , Natália Salomé Móller

Experimental proposals for testing quantum gravity-induced entanglement of masses (QGEM) typically involve two interacting masses which are each in a spatial superposition state. Here, we propose instead a QGEM experiment with two particles…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Gerard Higgins , Andrea Di Biagio , Marios Christodoulou

The interface between quantum theory and gravity represents still uncharted territory. Recently, some works suggested promising alternative approaches aimed at witnessing quantum features to test the fundamental nature of gravity in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Marta Maria Marchese , Martin Plávala , Matthias Kleinmann , Stefan Nimmrichter

Once again, dispute has arisen over the interpretation of proposed quantum information theory experiments to probe the quantum nature of gravity by testing for gravitationally induced entanglement (GIE) between two spatially separated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Mike D. Schneider , Nick Huggett , Niels Linnemann

Experimental tests of the suggestion that the generalization of Wheeler and Feynman's time symmetric system is the dynamical basis underlying quantum mechanics are considered. In a time-symmetric system, the instantaneous correlations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Shu-Yuan Chu

Quantum entanglement is one of significant physics phenomena that can be examined at a particle collider. A muon collider can provide a stage on which we can study substantial physics phenomenon, starting from the precision measurements of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-04-15 Ran Ding , Alim Ruzi , Sitian Qian , Andrew Levin , Youpeng Wu , Qiang Li

We employ the quantum Boltzmann equation to analyze the gravitationally generated entanglement between two remote qubits by considering two explicit microscopic models. A graviton propagator is employed as the mediator of the interactions,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Moslem Zarei , Mehdi Abdi , Nicola Bartolo , Sabino Matarrese

Entanglement, a fundamental phenomenon of quantum theory, has recently been observed in processes in high-energy physics. This opens new avenues for probing quantum effects in relativistic regimes, but also poses conceptual and technical…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-01 Hai-Chau Nguyen , Gilberto Tetlalmatzi-Xolocotzi , Carmen Diez Pardos , Otfried Gühne , Matthias Kleinmann

In the quest for quantum gravity, we have lacked experimental verification, hampered by the weakness of gravity and decoherence. Recently, various experiments have been proposed to verify quantum entanglement induced by Newtonian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Tomohiro Fujita , Youka Kaku , Akira Matsumura , Yuta Michimura

We propose a thought experiment, based on a mechanism that is reminiscent of Cavendish's torsion balance, to investigate the possible quantum nature of the gravitational field generated by the quantum superposition state of a massive…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-25 Matteo Carlesso , Mauro Paternostro , Hendrik Ulbricht , Angelo Bassi