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Quantum correlations and Basis-Independent Coherence Distribution in Two Gravitational Cat States

量子物理 2026-08-13 v1

摘要

We study the distribution of quantum correlations and basis-independent coherence in a pair of massive particles confined in a double-well potential and coupled through their mutual Newtonian gravitational interaction. Non-classical correlations are characterized using Bures distance of entanglement and quantum discord, while coherence is quantified through the square root of the quantum Jensen--Shannon divergence (QJSD) from the maximally mixed state, yielding a measure that is invariant under arbitrary unitary transformations and is therefore genuinely basis-independent. The total coherence CTC_T decomposes into two operationally distinct contributions: the collective coherence CCC_C, which captures quantum correlations between the two subsystems, and the localized coherence CLC_L, which captures the intrinsic quantum coherence of each individual subsystem. We analyze how temperature TT, the gravitational coupling Δ\Delta, and the single-particle energy scale ww govern the redistribution of coherence between its collective and localized components. Our results show that CLC_L is more robust against thermal fluctuations than CCC_C, and that increasing Δ\Delta preferentially enhances collective coherence by strengthening gravitationally induced inter-particle correlations.

引用

@article{arxiv.2608.13493,
  title  = {Quantum correlations and Basis-Independent Coherence Distribution in Two Gravitational Cat States},
  author = {Mostafa Mansour and Mansoura Oumennana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.13493},
  year   = {2026}
}