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Quantum entanglement of identical particles is essential in quantum information theory. Yet, its correct determination remains an open issue hindering the general understanding and exploitation of many-particle systems. Operator-based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-08 Rosario Lo Franco , Giuseppe Compagno

The quantum superposition principle implies that a particle entering an interferometer evolves by simultaneously taking both arms. If a non-destructive, minimally-disturbing interaction coupling a particle property to a pointer is…

The characterization of quantum correlations is crucial to the development of new quantum technologies and to understand how dramatically quantum theory departs from classical physics. Here we systematically study single- and multiparticle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-05 Rejane Alves de Brito , Bertúlio de Lima Bernardo

Entanglement are the non-local correlations permitted by quantum theory, believed to play a fundamental role in a quantum computer. We have investigated these correlations in a number of theoretical models for condensed matter systems. Such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stein Olav Skrøvseth

This paper continues on the program of developing a relativistic quantum information theory in terms of unequal-time correlation functions in quantum field theory (QFT)[arXiv:2208.03696]. Here, we focus on the definition of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-19 Charis Anastopoulos , Konstantina Savvidou

Quantum information science is driving progress in a vast number of scientific and technological areas that cover molecular spectroscopy and matter-light interactions in general. In these fields, the ability to generate quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-02 M Wittkop , Juan M. Marmolejo-Tejada , Martín A. Mosquera

We explain that a bulk with arbitrary dimensions can be added to the space over which a quantum field theory is defined. This gives a TQFT such that its correlation functions in a slice are the same as those of the original quantum field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 Laurent Baulieu

The restrictions that nature places on the distribution of correlations in a multipartite quantum system play fundamental roles in the evolution of such systems, and yield vital insights into the design of protocols for the quantum control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tracey E. Tessier

Quantum entanglement is known as a unique quantum feature that cannot be obtained by classical physics. Over the last several decades, however, such an understanding on quantum entanglement might have confined us in a limited world of weird…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-01 B. S. Ham

A novel quantum time dilation effect is shown to arise when a clock moves in a quantum superposition of two relativistic velocities. This effect is argued to be measurable using existing atomic interferometry techniques, potentially…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-28 Alexander R. H. Smith

Understanding the phenomenon of quantum superposition of gravitational fields induced by massive quantum particles is an important starting point for quantum gravity. The purpose of this study is to deepen our understanding of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-20 Yuuki Sugiyama , Akira Matsumura , Kazuhiro Yamamoto

We propose a correlation of local observables on many sites in macroscopic quantum systems. By measuring the correlation one can detect, if any, superposition of macroscopically distinct states, which we call macroscopic entanglement, in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-24 Akira Shimizu , Tomoyuki Morimae

Interpretations of quantum measurement theory have been plagued by two questions, one concerning the role of observer consciousness and the other the entanglement phenomenon arising from the superposition of quantum states. We emphasize…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. E. H. Trainor , Charles J. Lumsden

We study emerging notions of quantum correlations in compound systems. Based on different definitions of quantumness in individual subsystems, we investigate how they extend to the joint description of a composite system. Especially, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-12 J. Sperling , E. Agudelo , I. A. Walmsley , W. Vogel

Understanding the causal influences that hold among parts of a system is critical both to explaining that system's natural behaviour and to controlling it through targeted interventions. In a quantum world, understanding causal relations is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-01-22 Jean-Philippe W. MacLean , Katja Ried , Robert W. Spekkens , Kevin J. Resch

We study different notions of quantum correlations in multipartite systems of distinguishable and indistinguishable particles. Based on the definition of quantum coherence for a single particle, we consider two possible extensions of this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-09-27 Jan Sperling , Armando Perez-Leija , Kurt Busch , Ian A. Walmsley

In this doctoral thesis we provide one of the first theoretical expositions on a quantum effect known as entanglement in time. It can be viewed as an interdependence of quantum systems across time, which is stronger than could ever exist…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-14 Del Rajan

Recently developed quantum algorithms suggest that quantum computers can solve certain problems and perform certain tasks more efficiently than conventional computers. Among other reasons, this is due to the possibility of creating…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Rolando D. Somma

We consider the entanglement dynamics between two Unruh-DeWitt detectors at rest separated at a distance $d$. This simple model when analyzed properly in quantum field theory shows many interesting facets and helps to dispel some…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-04-15 Shih-Yuin Lin , B. L. Hu

This thesis offers novel strategies for the measurement of quantum correlations present in controllable quantum systems, as well as for a full-fledged implementation of the models of light-matter interaction through which these correlations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-30 Julen S. Pedernales