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Afik Y, de Nova JRM. Quantum Discord and Steering in Top Quarks at the LHC. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:221801. [PMID: 37327434 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.221801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Top quarks have been recently shown to be a promising system to study quantum information at the highest-energy scale available. The current lines of research mostly discuss topics such as entanglement, Bell nonlocality or quantum tomography. Here, we provide the full picture of quantum correlations in top quarks by studying also quantum discord and steering. We find that both phenomena are present at the LHC. In particular, quantum discord in a separable quantum state is expected to be detected with high-statistical significance. Interestingly, due to the singular nature of the measurement process, quantum discord can be measured following its original definition, and the steering ellipsoid can be experimentally reconstructed, both highly demanding measurements in conventional setups. In contrast to entanglement, the asymmetric nature of quantum discord and steering can provide witnesses of CP-violating physics beyond the standard model.
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- Yoav Afik
- Experimental Physics Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Roccati F, Militello B, Fiordilino E, Iaria R, Burderi L, Di Salvo T, Ciccarello F. Quantum correlations beyond entanglement in a classical-channel model of gravity. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17641. [PMID: 36271240 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22212-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A direct quantization of the Newtonian interaction between two masses is known to establish entanglement, which if detected would witness the quantum nature of the gravitational field. Gravitational interaction is yet compatible also with gravitational decoherence models relying on classical channels, hence unable to create entanglement. Here, we show in paradigmatic cases that, despite the absence of entanglement, a classical-channel model of gravity can still establish quantum correlations in the form of quantum discord between two masses. This is demonstrated for the Kafri-Taylor-Milburn (KTM) model and a recently proposed dissipative extension of this. In both cases, starting from an uncorrelated state, a significant amount of discord is generally created. This eventually decays in the KTM model, while it converges to a small stationary value in its dissipative extension. We also find that initial local squeezing on the state of the masses can significanlty enhance the generated discord.
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- Federico Roccati
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, L-1511, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 36, 90123, Palermo, Italy.,INFN Sezione di Catania, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 36, 90123, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 36, 90123, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SP Monserrato-Sestu, KM 0.7, 09042, Monserrato, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 36, 90123, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica - Emilio Segrè, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 36, 90123, Palermo, Italy.,NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza S. Silvestro 12, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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Fu Y, Liu W, Ye X, Wang Y, Zhang C, Duan CK, Rong X, Du J. Experimental Investigation of Quantum Correlations in a Two-Qutrit Spin System. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:100501. [PMID: 36112462 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.100501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We report an experimental investigation of quantum correlations in a two-qutrit spin system in a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond at room temperatures. Quantum entanglement between two qutrits was observed at room temperature, and the existence of nonclassical correlations beyond entanglement in the qutrit case has been revealed. Our work demonstrates the potential of the NV centers as the multiqutrit system to execute quantum information tasks and provides a powerful experimental platform for studying the fundamental physics of high-dimensional quantum systems in the future.
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- Yue Fu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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Korolkova N, Leuchs G. Quantum correlations in separable multi-mode states and in classically entangled light. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2019; 82:056001. [PMID: 30831566 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/ab0c6b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this review we discuss intriguing properties of apparently classical optical fields, that go beyond purely classical context and allow us to speak about quantum characteristics of such fields and about their applications in quantum technologies. We briefly define the genuinely quantum concepts of entanglement and steering. We then move to the boarder line between classical and quantum world introducing quantum discord, a more general concept of quantum coherence, and finally a controversial notion of classical entanglement. To unveil the quantum aspects of often classically perceived systems, we focus more in detail on quantum discordant correlations between the light modes and on nonseparability properties of optical vector fields leading to entanglement between different degrees of freedom of a single beam. To illustrate the aptitude of different types of correlated systems to act as quantum or quantum-like resource, entanglement activation from discord, high-precision measurements with classical entanglement and quantum information tasks using intra-system correlations are discussed. The common themes behind the versatile quantum properties of seemingly classical light are coherence, polarization and inter and intra-mode quantum correlations.
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- N Korolkova
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland
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Bera A, Das T, Sadhukhan D, Singha Roy S, Sen De A, Sen U. Quantum discord and its allies: a review of recent progress. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2018; 81:024001. [PMID: 28824014 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/aa872f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We review concepts and methods associated with quantum discord and related topics. We also describe their possible connections with other aspects of quantum information and beyond, including quantum communication, quantum computation, many-body physics, and open quantum dynamics. Quantum discord in the multiparty regime and its applications are also discussed.
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- Anindita Bera
- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta, 92 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata 700 009, India. Harish-Chandra Research Institute, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Allahabad 211019, India
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Orieux A, Ciampini MA, Mataloni P, Bruß D, Rossi M, Macchiavello C. Experimental Generation of Robust Entanglement from Classical Correlations via Local Dissipation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:160503. [PMID: 26550856 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.160503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We experimentally show how classical correlations can be turned into quantum entanglement, via the presence of dissipation and the action of a CNOT gate. We first implement a simple two-qubit protocol in which entanglement production is not possible in the absence of such kind of noise, while it arises with its introduction, and is proportional to its amount. We then perform a more elaborate four-qubit experiment, by employing two hyperentangled photons initially carrying only classical correlations. We demonstrate a scheme where the entanglement is generated via local dissipation, with the advantage of being robust against local unitaries performed by an adversary.
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- Adeline Orieux
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (INO-CNR), Largo Enrico Fermi, 6, I-50125 Firenze, Italy
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik III, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN-Sezione di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN-Sezione di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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Cianciaruso M, Bromley TR, Roga W, Lo Franco R, Adesso G. Universal freezing of quantum correlations within the geometric approach. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10177. [PMID: 26053239 PMCID: PMC4650645 DOI: 10.1038/srep10177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Quantum correlations in a composite system can be measured by resorting to a geometric approach, according to which the distance from the state of the system to a suitable set of classically correlated states is considered. Here we show that all distance functions, which respect natural assumptions of invariance under transposition, convexity, and contractivity under quantum channels, give rise to geometric quantifiers of quantum correlations which exhibit the peculiar freezing phenomenon, i.e., remain constant during the evolution of a paradigmatic class of states of two qubits each independently interacting with a non-dissipative decohering environment. Our results demonstrate from first principles that freezing of geometric quantum correlations is independent of the adopted distance and therefore universal. This finding paves the way to a deeper physical interpretation and future practical exploitation of the phenomenon for noisy quantum technologies.
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- Marco Cianciaruso
- 1] School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom [2] Dipartimento di Fisica "E. R. Caianiello", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy [3] INFN Sezione di Napoli, Gruppo collegato di Salerno, Italy
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fiscia (SA), I-84084, Italy
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- 1] School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom [2] Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università di Palermo, via Archirafi 36, Palermo, I-90123 Italy [3] Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 369, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13560-970 Brazil
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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Bromley TR, Cianciaruso M, Adesso G. Frozen quantum coherence. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 114:210401. [PMID: 26066419 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.210401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We analyze under which dynamical conditions the coherence of an open quantum system is totally unaffected by noise. For a single qubit, specific measures of coherence are found to freeze under different conditions, with no general agreement between them. Conversely, for an N-qubit system with even N, we identify universal conditions in terms of initial states and local incoherent channels such that all bona fide distance-based coherence monotones are left invariant during the entire evolution. This finding also provides an insightful physical interpretation for the freezing phenomenon of quantum correlations beyond entanglement. We further obtain analytical results for distance-based measures of coherence in two-qubit states with maximally mixed marginals.
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- Thomas R Bromley
- School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
- Dipartimento di Fisica "E. R. Caianiello," Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy, and INFN Sezione di Napoli, Gruppo Collegato di Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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