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A unified scheme for quantum measurement processes is formulated on the basis of Micro-Macro duality as a mathematical expression of the general idea of quantum-classical correspondence. In this formulation, we can naturally accommodate the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-12-24 Ryo Harada , Izumi Ojima

Protocols for observing gravity induced entanglement typically comprise the interaction of two particles prepared either in a superposition of two discrete paths, or in a continuously delocalized (harmonic oscillator) state of motion. An…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-14 Ofek Bengyat , Andrea Di Biagio , Markus Aspelmeyer , Marios Christodoulou

We analyze idealized sequential Stern-Gerlach experiments with higher spin particles. This analysis serves at least two purposes: The widely discussed spin-1/2 case leads to some misunderstandings which hopefully is removed by the higher…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-03-24 Bayram Tekin

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 is a vital property of multipartite quantum systems, characterised by the inseparability of quantum states of objects regardless of their spatial separation. Generation of entanglement between increasingly macroscopic and…

Gravity's quantum nature can be probed in a laboratory by witnessing the entanglement between the two quantum systems, which cannot be possible if gravity is a classical entity. In this paper, we will provide a simple example where we can…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-10-26 Shafaq Gulzar Elahi , Anupam Mazumdar

In our previous work, we have explored quantum gravity induced entanglement of mass (QGEM) in curved spacetime, observing entanglement formation between particles moving along geodesics in a Schwarzschild spacetime background. We find that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-21 Chi Zhang , Fu-Wen Shu

Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum theory form the two major pillars of modern physics. However, certain inertial properties of a particle's intrinsic spin are inconspicuous while the inertial properties of mass are well…

The Stern-Gerlach experiment is the fundamental experiment in order to exhibit the quantization of spin and understand the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. However, although the Stern-Gerlach experiment plays an essential role in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michel Gondran , Alexandre Gondran

Placing a large mass in a large spatial superposition, such as a Schr\"odinger Cat state is a significant and important challenge. In particular, the large spatial superposition (${\cal O}(10-100)$ $\mu$m) of mesoscopic masses ($m\sim {\cal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 Run Zhou , Ryan J. Marshman , Sougato Bose , Anupam Mazumdar

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

Recently a theoretical and an experimental protocol known as quantum gravity induced entanglement of masses (QGEM) has been proposed to test the quantum nature of gravity using two mesoscopic masses each placed in a superposition of two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-24 Jules Tilly , Ryan J. Marshman , Anupam Mazumdar , Sougato Bose

A defining signature of classical systems is "in principle measurability" without disturbance: a feature manifestly violated by quantum systems. We describe a multi-interferometer experimental setup that can, in principle, reveal the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-30 Farhan Hanif , Debarshi Das , Jonathan Halliwell , Dipankar Home , Anupam Mazumdar , Hendrik Ulbricht , Sougato Bose

In this paper, a quantum Stern-Gerlach thought experiment is introduced where, in addition to the intrinsic angular momentum of an atom, the magnetic field is also treated quantum mechanically. A freely falling spin polarised Bose-Einstein…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-20 Mandip Singh

Observable signatures of the quantum nature of gravity at low energies have recently emerged as a promising new research field. One prominent avenue is to test for gravitationally induced entanglement between two mesoscopic masses prepared…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-16 Vasileios Fragkos , Michael Kopp , Igor Pikovski

When a massive quantum body is put into a spatial superposition, it is of interest to consider the quantum aspects of the gravitational field sourced by the body. We argue that in order to understand how the body may become entangled with…

A promising route to testing quantum gravity in the laboratory is to look for gravitationally-induced entanglement (GIE) between two or more quantum matter systems. Proposals for such tests have principally used microsolid systems, with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-09 Richard Howl , Nathan Cooper , Lucia Hackermüller

We consider pure quantum states of $N\gg 1$ spins or qubits and study the average entanglement that can be \emph{localized} between two separated spins by performing local measurements on the other individual spins. We show that all…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Verstraete , M. Popp , J. I. Cirac

Single-spin detection is one of the important challenges facing the development of several new technologies, e.g. single-spin transistors and solid-state quantum computation. Magnetic resonance force microscopy with a cyclic adiabatic…

Quantum gravity between masses can produce entangled states in thought experiments. We extend the experiments to tripartite case and construct states equivalent to Greenberger- Horne-Zeilinger states and W states under stochastic local…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-02 Shaomin Liu , Lin Chen , Mengfan Liang